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Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order

by nsp-code · 500,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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-code17 Sep 2011 to 30 Oct 2026, 80 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
5 days ago
Releases, 24 months
13
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
Q1 20240
Q2 20242
Q3 20243
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20262
Q2 20264
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Feb 2018Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order <= 1.5.2.2 - Authenticated PHP Object Injection8.5< 1.5.31.5.31
18 Aug 2015Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order <1.4.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 1.4.6.01.4.6.1n/a

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
Q4 20233.0
Q2 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q1 20265.0

Average rating rose from 3.0 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star133
4 star8
3 star4
2 star4
1 star13
Latest low reviews

Momentum

500,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order
4 May 20265,659
11 May 202611,703
18 May 2026380,854
25 May 202633,357
1 Jun 202623,807
8 Jun 202618,527
15 Jun 202616,632
22 Jun 202614,242
29 Jun 202613,580
6 Jul 202613,254
13 Jul 202612,471
20 Jul 202616,390
27 Jul 202613,460
3 Aug 202612,039
10 Aug 202610,324
17 Aug 2026161,058
24 Aug 202640,348
31 Aug 202625,896
7 Sep 202619,005
14 Sep 202617,477
21 Sep 202617,376
28 Sep 202615,678
5 Oct 202615,386
12 Oct 202612,645
19 Oct 202630,210
26 Oct 2026141,532
2 Nov 202615,990

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 22% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.1
Authornsp-code
Added17 Sep 2011
Last updated30 Oct 2026
Active installs500,000+
Requires WordPress2.8
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Categories & Taxonomies
Tagsterms order, category order, taxonomy order, categories sort

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

Questions

Is Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order still maintained?

Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order was last updated on 30 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order safe?

Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order?

The wordpress.org author is nsp-code. Recent committers: nsp-code, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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