Requirements
- WordPress 6.3 or newer. Tested up to WordPress 7.1.
- PHP 7.4 or newer.
Installation
- In your admin panel, go to Plugins → Add New.
- Search for Set Tag Order, or click Upload Plugin and choose the plugin
.zip. - Click Install Now, then Activate.
Set Tag Order is available from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
First Configuration Pass
Go to Settings → Set Tag Order. There is also a Settings link on the plugin's row on the Plugins screen.
- Set the tag separator to use between tags on the front end. Leave it empty for no separator.
- Add any CSS classes your theme should apply to tag links. Separate multiple classes with spaces. The field is validated as CSS class names rather than free text.
- Save.
Setting Your First Tag Order
- Edit a post that already has several tags.
- Find the Set Tag Order controls in the editor.
- Put the tags in the order you want, by dragging or with the keyboard.
- Update the post and view it on the front end to confirm the order.
See Usage for how each editor behaves.