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title: "How to Reorder Posts in WordPress?"
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date: 2025-05-26
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author: "Aditya Sharma"
description: "Do you want to change the order of posts, custom post types, or other content on your WordPress site? By default, WordPress displays posts in reverse chronological order (newest first),..."
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# How to Reorder Posts in WordPress?

## Key Takeaways

- WordPress displays posts in reverse chronological order by default and does not offer built-in options to reorder non-hierarchical post types like standard posts or custom post types.
- Nexter Extension (Free) adds Content Post Order under Nexter > Extensions > Utilities, where the user enables a toggle, opens the gear icon pop-up, and selects specific post types such as Posts.
- Re-Order in the backend lets posts be manually rearranged, and the new order reflects on the frontend as well.

Do you want to change the order of posts, custom post types, or other content on your WordPress site? By default, WordPress displays posts in reverse chronological order (newest first), and it doesn’t offer built-in options to reorder non-hierarchical post types like standard posts or custom post types. However, there are many situations where you might want to reorder them manually, such as highlighting featured content, custom display order for a portfolio or product list, etc.

With the Nexter Extension (Free) plugin, you can easily reorder any post type in your WordPress site.

[LIVE EXTENSION LINK](https://nexterwp.com/nexter-extensions/content-post-order-in-wordpress/)

 

## Learn via Video Tutorial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2tZnM6HaU&t=137s

## How to Reorder Posts with the Nexter Extension?

You can easily reorder any post type with Nexter Extension. 

To do that from the WordPress Dashboard, go to **Nexter **>** Extensions** > **Utilities**.

Then go to the **Content Post Order **section, enable the toggle, and click on the gear icon (⚙).

![](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/enable-content-post-order-new.png)

It will open the Content Post Order pop-up. 

Then you’ll see different post types available on your site.

Turn on the toggle for specific post types (for example, Posts) where you want to have the reordering option.

Once done, click on the **Save** button.

![](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/content-post-order-popup.gif)

Then, go to that post type page (for example, Posts) from the backend and click on **Re-Order**.

Now you can manually reorder the posts as per your requirements, and this will reflect on the frontend as well.