Title: sorting categories Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # sorting categories * [blic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blic/) * (@blic) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/) * Hi, can someone please explain to me how I can sort the categories. By default it is in a alfabethical order. * But I would like to decide the order myself. * Thanks! Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983743) * Where on your blog are you saying you want to change the order of categories? * Well, look at [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/my-category-order/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/my-category-order/) * [do77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/do77/) * (@do77) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983757) * this plugin doesn’t work with every theme though. Another one is [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/order-categories/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/order-categories/). Works fine with all themes I have tried so far… * [froman118](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froman118/) * (@froman118) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983766) * My Category Order actually does work with every theme, you just have to take an extra step. Order Categories hooks into the get_terms function and isn’t as flexible. Also, the My Category Order widget has a lot more features than the built in widget, can do nearly everything you can using the wp_list_categories template function. * I’m biased, but just thought it was fair to mention the differences between the two. * [do77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/do77/) * (@do77) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983786) * For sure …. I didn’t know that. But it would be good to know what this extra step is!?! Just for others because I am running good with order categories * Thread Starter [blic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blic/) * (@blic) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983798) * Thanks a lot guys! I tried the “my category order” first, but it didnt work.. maybe because I already have a dropdownmenu plugin installed. * But I tried the “order-categories” and it worked! Perfect! * Well, another question then. How do I exclude categories? There is a function for that in my plugin for the dropdown menu but it’s not working.. Thanks! * [do77](https://wordpress.org/support/users/do77/) * (@do77) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983799) * with ‘exlude=catID& […]’ * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983800) * do77 said to froman118: * > But it would be good to know what this extra step is!?! * Good question, I wondered that myself after quickly looking at the plugin and not really seeing the answer… * [@blic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blic/) do77 speaks truth…so see [wp_list_categories()](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_categories) for details * Thread Starter [blic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blic/) * (@blic) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983801) * Thanks again! * [froman118](https://wordpress.org/support/users/froman118/) * (@froman118) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983802) * Depending if you are using widgets or not you either * 1. Replace the Categories widget with the My Category Order widget * or * 2. Change you wp_list_categories() call to use “orderby=order”. * That’s it. In blic’s case it probably wouldn’t work with a third party category dropdown plugin, but it would work if he used the built in wp_dropdown_categories function or enabled the “Show as Drop Down” option in the My Link Order widget. * [dankelly613](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dankelly613/) * (@dankelly613) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983863) * “Category Order” plugin ROCKS! * You change the order of your categories, and they are changed in both your normal“ Categories” widget, and it your category menu (if you have one). * FYI… “My Category Order” worked on it’s own widget, but not on the regular one and, more importantly, not on my category menu at the top of my blog. * If I’m going to install a plugin, I don’t want to have to edit my WP code to get it to work… That’s WHY I’m installing a plugin. 😉 * [jivecomputer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jivecomputer/) * (@jivecomputer) * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983916) * Yea “Category Order” is great, thanks alot!!! Worked fast the first time, great solution. * [relaxed4u](https://wordpress.org/support/users/relaxed4u/) * (@relaxed4u) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983920) * “Category Order” everything what i need 🙂 Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘sorting categories’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [categories](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/categories/) * [sorting](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sorting/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 12 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [relaxed4u](https://wordpress.org/support/users/relaxed4u/) * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sorting-categories/#post-983920) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics