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Simple Custom Post Order v2.8.8

Easily reorder posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomies with intuitive drag-and-drop sorting in the WordPress admin.

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  • Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 2, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 2, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

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

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 6.2+
  • Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 42% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

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

  • 107 Passed
  • 12 Warnings
  • 6 Failed
Security 81/100
Good

30 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 87/100
Good

53 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 92/100
Excellent

11 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 100/100
Excellent

6 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 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

1.5 MB

1.7 MB unzipped

Total files

24

across all file types

Lines of PHP

2,371

in 3 files Small

File types

  • JS
  • JPG
  • PHP
  • PNG
  • Other

Top issues

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

  • 6 Critical
  • 30 High
  • 32 Medium
  • 7 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 30 audited versions of Simple Custom Post Order, Security improved the most (+5). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-16). The codebase grew 144% in size.

Audited 2.4.5 → 2.8.6 · 30 versions

0 50 100 2.4.5 2.5.5 2.7.1 2.8.6

How issues changed across versions

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

0 80 160 2.4.5 2.5.5 2.7.1 2.8.6

Download momentum

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

Last 7 days

16,534

downloads

Today

975

downloads

Week over week

−49%

vs previous week

Month over month

−56%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

58% of installs run an older version

≈ 175.1K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v2.5
  • v2.6
  • v2.8

Ratings

566 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 514
  • 4 15
  • 3 11
  • 2 4
  • 1 22

Support: 4 / 5 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

This month

Jul 27, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 32 days

average between releases

Total releases

47

since Jul 2013 · 13 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Simple Custom Post Order in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Simple Custom Post Order v2.8.8 flagged 75 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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