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Settings

Settings → Reorder Posts has three tabs: which types you can reorder, optional front-end sorting, and the sample query. Read more

The reorder screen

Each enabled type has a Reorder screen. Dragging saves immediately. The list is published items, paged, with two rows repeated across pages. Read more

Queries

Sort a query by menu_order, or let Advanced rewrite front-end queries. Custom Order on a Query Loop is the narrow version. Read more

Hooks

Filters for which types can be reordered, where the menu goes, and whether Advanced sorting runs. Read more

Roles and capabilities

Reordering requires edit_pages. Changing settings requires manage_options. Authors can edit posts and still cannot open Reorder. Read more

Companion plugins

Reorder by Term orders posts inside a category. Reorder Terms orders the categories themselves. This plugin does neither. Read more