Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content vs Simple Custom Post Order
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Simple Custom Post Order leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #187, ahead of Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content at #2,339. Over the last 7 days Simple Custom Post Order held its place and Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content slipped 1 place. Simple Custom Post Order has the largest install base, roughly 38× the next: 300K+ active installs against 8K+ for Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content. Downloads this week: Simple Custom Post Order 96,753 and Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content 567. Ratings: Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content 4.8★ from 42 and Simple Custom Post Order 4.8★ from 584 reviews.
| Metric | Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content | Simple Custom Post Order |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #2,339 ▼ 1 | #187 ▬ |
| Active installs | 8K+ | 300K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 567 | 96,753 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (42) | 4.8★ (584) |
| Last updated | Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.4.6 | 2.8.11 |
| Best rank on record | #2,335 | #187 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2020 | Jul 2013 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content or Simple Custom Post Order?
By active installs, Simple Custom Post Order: 300K+ sites run it against 8K+ for Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 21, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content or Simple Custom Post Order?
Simple Custom Post Order, at #187 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content at #2,339. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Real Custom Post Order: Create a custom order for your content or Simple Custom Post Order alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.