Simple Taxonomy Ordering vs Custom Term Colors
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 Taxonomy Ordering ranks #1,437 on the popular list; Custom Term Colors is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Simple Taxonomy Ordering has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for Custom Term Colors. Downloads this week: Simple Taxonomy Ordering 1,265 and Custom Term Colors 10.
| Metric | Simple Taxonomy Ordering | Custom Term Colors |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,437 ▼ 3 | outside top 500 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,265 | 10 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (28) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Mar 22, 2023 | Jun 27, 2019 |
| Current version | 2.3.4 | 1.0.8.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,431 | #33,394 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2015 | Jul 2017 |
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.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Simple Taxonomy Ordering or Custom Term Colors?
By active installs, Simple Taxonomy Ordering: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for Custom Term Colors, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Are Simple Taxonomy Ordering or Custom Term Colors 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.