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Custom Taxonomy Order v4.0.2

Allows for the ordering of categories and custom taxonomy terms through a simple drag-and-drop interface

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 18 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 7, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 7, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.0+
  • Requires WordPress 4.1+
  • Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 81% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 100 Passed
  • 20 Warnings
  • 5 Failed
Security 81/100
Good

30 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 75/100
Needs Improvement

46 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 92/100
Excellent

11 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

30.7 KB

80.9 KB unzipped

Total files

14

across all file types

Lines of PHP

1,523

in 4 files Small

File types

  • HTML
  • PHP
  • PNG
  • CSS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 4 Critical
  • 56 High
  • 29 Medium
  • 13 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 18 audited versions of Custom Taxonomy Order, Accessibility improved the most (+16). The largest regression was in Code Quality (-4). The codebase grew 53% in size.

Audited 3.0.0 → 4.0.2 · 18 versions

0 50 100 3.0.0 3.4.0 4.0.2

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 83 165 3.0.0 3.4.0 4.0.2

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

731

downloads

Today

51

downloads

Week over week

−9%

vs previous week

Month over month

0%

vs previous month

Download trend: Steady. Abandonment risk: Moderate.

Version intelligence

19% of installs run an older version

≈ 9.6K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v3.4
  • v4.0

Ratings

96 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 88
  • 4 3
  • 3 0
  • 2 3
  • 1 2

Support: 1 / 2 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

7 mo ago

Jan 10, 2026

Release cadence

~ every 61 days

average between releases

Total releases

18

since Dec 2019 · 7 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Custom Taxonomy Order in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Custom Taxonomy Order v4.0.2 flagged 102 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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