{"id":251458,"date":"2025-09-15T07:21:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/elephant-post-order\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T07:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T07:21:08","slug":"elephant-post-order","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/bal.wordpress.org\/plugins\/elephant-post-order\/","author":22027099,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.0","stable_tag":"1.0","tested":"6.8.5","requires":"6.3","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Elephant Post Order","header_author":"Umapathi","header_description":"Allows reordering posts via drag & drop in the WordPress admin.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2025-09-15 07:21:08","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":204,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq"],"tags":{"1.0":{"tag":"1.0","author":"umapathieitb","date":"2025-09-15 07:21:08"}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["1.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[3938,1896,166,2286,4644],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-251458","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-drag-and-drop","plugin_tags-order","plugin_tags-posts","plugin_tags-reorder","plugin_tags-sort","plugin_committers-umapathieitb"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/elephant-post-order.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>This plugin allows you to easily reorder your WordPress <strong>posts<\/strong> by dragging and dropping them in the admin \"All Posts\" list.<br \/>\nIt updates each post\u2019s <code>menu_order<\/code> value and can optionally modify front-end queries so that posts are displayed in the same order you set.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Adds a \"Reorder\" column with a drag handle in the Posts list.<\/li>\n<li>Supports drag and drop reordering directly in the WordPress admin.<\/li>\n<li>Saves order instantly via AJAX.<\/li>\n<li>Optionally changes front-end queries to order by <code>menu_order<\/code> instead of date.<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight, no external dependencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin folder <code>post-reorder-dragdrop<\/code> to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or upload the ZIP from Plugins \u2192 Add New.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the \"Plugins\" screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Posts \u2192 All Posts<\/strong>. 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