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Simple Menu Order Column

v2.1.4 · by chillcode

Expose menu order column on your dashboard listings.

About this plugin

Every WP_Post (page, attachment, post, woo product) has a menu_order column and this plugin allows you to modify it directly on your dashboard listings.

Features

  • Change menu order on WP_Post types like pages, attachments, posts & woo products.

Prerequisites

Pricing

Free

Configuration

Once installed you will see an input box on every listing item.

  • To disable confirm prompt after menu order is updated visit Wordpres Settings->Writing and untick the option Enable confirmation on input exit
  • To disable tab to next on position update visit WordPress Settings->Writing and untick the option Enable Go to next field on update
  • To disable or enable post types visit WordPress Settings->Writing and add or remove valid post types separated using commas in WP_Post types allowed input text box.

Usage

  1. Access WordPress Admin: Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard. This is usually accessed by adding “/wp-admin” to the end of your website’s URL and entering your credentials.
  2. Navigate to Posts, Media, Pages or Products: After logging in, navigate to any listing page based on WP_Post, such as Posts, Media, Pages, or Products (if you’ve installed WooCommerce). You can find these sections in the left-hand menu of the WordPress admin dashboard.
  3. Reordering items: Each list item will have a new input box with a menu_order value *. Simply change the value and press Enter to reorder the items. Negative values are also acceptable. For example, -1 will be sorted before 1 or 0.

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