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Plugins to Use<\/b><\/h2>\n
I found two plugins that are able to do what we want. They both work in a very similar manner, and I didn\u2019t see much of a difference between them. Both were pretty straight-forward, and both did the trick without a problem.<\/p>\n
1. Custom Post Order Category – Download<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\nThis plugin gives you a new section to work with which you can access from your sidebar. Just choose your category from the pulldown menu, click \u201cEnable Ordering,\u201d load the posts from that category, and then drag and drop them into the order you like.<\/p>\n
\n![\"custom-post-order-category\"](\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/custom-post-order-category.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn the screenshot above, you can see me dragging the \u201cMulti Columns\u201d post to the top of the category. And then here it is sitting at the top of my made-up \u201cUltrices\u201d category.<\/p>\n
\n![\"multi-columns-post\"](\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/multi-columns-post.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nOne other thing to mention here is that if a post is in two different categories and you move it in one but not the other, it only gets moved in the one you moved it in.<\/p>\n
2. Reorder Post within Categories \u2013 Download<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\nThis plugin works in a similar manner to the other. Simply drag your posts into position after checking off the few appropriate checkboxes.<\/p>\n
For this plugin, a new menu item is listed under your Posts section.<\/p>\n
\n![\"reorder-post-within-categories\"](\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/reorder-post-within-categories.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat About Regular Readers?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Of course, some may say that regular readers don\u2019t want to see the same posts at the top of the category every time they look at it. And that\u2019s true.<\/p>\n
And so there\u2019s a simple solution to that. With this solution above, you are only changing the top posts. All the others fall into chronological order as usual.<\/p>\n
And so if you wanted, you could simply explain that the \u201cmost popular\u201d posts are first, and the others are in chronological order. You could even link to the page where they start, probably Page 2 or Page 3 of the archive. See how to easily add something like that\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf you didn\u2019t see it before, be sure to check out another relatively recent post about sprucing up your category pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIn the screenshot above, you can see me dragging the \u201cMulti Columns\u201d post to the top of the category. And then here it is sitting at the top of my made-up \u201cUltrices\u201d category.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nOne other thing to mention here is that if a post is in two different categories and you move it in one but not the other, it only gets moved in the one you moved it in.<\/p>\n
2. Reorder Post within Categories \u2013 Download<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\nThis plugin works in a similar manner to the other. Simply drag your posts into position after checking off the few appropriate checkboxes.<\/p>\n
For this plugin, a new menu item is listed under your Posts section.<\/p>\n
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat About Regular Readers?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Of course, some may say that regular readers don\u2019t want to see the same posts at the top of the category every time they look at it. And that\u2019s true.<\/p>\n
And so there\u2019s a simple solution to that. With this solution above, you are only changing the top posts. All the others fall into chronological order as usual.<\/p>\n
And so if you wanted, you could simply explain that the \u201cmost popular\u201d posts are first, and the others are in chronological order. You could even link to the page where they start, probably Page 2 or Page 3 of the archive. See how to easily add something like that\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\nIf you didn\u2019t see it before, be sure to check out another relatively recent post about sprucing up your category pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat About Regular Readers?<\/b><\/h2>\n
Of course, some may say that regular readers don\u2019t want to see the same posts at the top of the category every time they look at it. And that\u2019s true.<\/p>\n
And so there\u2019s a simple solution to that. With this solution above, you are only changing the top posts. All the others fall into chronological order as usual.<\/p>\n
And so if you wanted, you could simply explain that the \u201cmost popular\u201d posts are first, and the others are in chronological order. You could even link to the page where they start, probably Page 2 or Page 3 of the archive. See how to easily add something like that\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you didn\u2019t see it before, be sure to check out another relatively recent post about sprucing up your category pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n