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Post Types Order

by nsp-code · 600,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 21 Oct 2026, 20 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

92/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Post Types Order
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support56
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Post Types Order still maintained?
Yes. Last release 21 Oct 2026, 20 releases in the last 24 months. 21 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Post Types Order, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer nsp-code since Sep 2010. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Post Types Order removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Post Types Order safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Post Types Order update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.5.9. No one-star spike after it. 21 Oct 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
nsp-code5 Sep 2010 to 21 Oct 2026, 164 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
14 days ago
Releases, 24 months
20
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Post Types Order
Q1 20243
Q2 20242
Q3 20242
Q4 20244
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20263
Q2 20262
Q3 20267
Q4 20262

Last release 21 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.

Average rating per quarter for Post Types Order
Q4 20233.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20263.0

Average rating stayed at 3.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star247
4 star8
3 star11
2 star4
1 star26
Latest low reviews

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

56% of 9 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

600,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Post Types Order
4 May 20264,679
11 May 202615,751
18 May 2026227,838
25 May 202639,057
1 Jun 202630,312
8 Jun 202623,986
15 Jun 2026169,992
22 Jun 202657,603
29 Jun 202637,867
6 Jul 202646,016
13 Jul 202626,556
20 Jul 202626,414
27 Jul 202621,274
3 Aug 202619,165
10 Aug 202616,337
17 Aug 2026368,184
24 Aug 202673,426
31 Aug 2026214,948
7 Sep 2026193,374
14 Sep 202681,887
21 Sep 2026243,096
28 Sep 2026220,144
5 Oct 202665,573
12 Oct 2026211,300
19 Oct 2026229,046
26 Oct 202680,927
2 Nov 20268,101

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 30% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

Category Order and Taxonomy Terms OrderScore 100 · 500,000+Custom Taxonomy OrderScore 100 · 50,000+Reorder PostsScore 100 · 10,000+Simple Custom Post OrderScore 98 · 300,000+Simple Page OrderingScore 96 · 100,000+

Facts

Version2.5.9
Authornsp-code
Added5 Sep 2010
Last updated21 Oct 2026
Active installs600,000+
Requires WordPress2.8
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagspost sort, post order, posts sort, posts order, post types order

Other plugins by this author: Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order, WP Hide & Security Enhancer, Post Terms Order - per Post based, Software License Lite for WooCommerce

Questions

Is Post Types Order still maintained?

Yes. Last release 21 Oct 2026, 20 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Post Types Order, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer nsp-code since Sep 2010.

Was Post Types Order removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Post Types Order safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Post Types Order update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.5.9. No one-star spike after it.

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