PublishPress vs Simple Page Ordering
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| Feature | PublishPress v4.8.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Simple Page Ordering v2.8.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 6,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | September 24, 2026 |
| Editions | PublishPress Planner Free · PublishPress Planner Pro ($) | Simple Page Ordering |
| Pros | Content calendar and kanban content board inside WordPress; Editorial comments and metadata on posts; Email notifications on status changes | Drag and drop ordering in the existing admin list; No extra menus or screens added to the admin; Only users who can edit others' content can reorder |
| Cons | Upgrade prompts in the admin; Advanced notification channels need the Pro version; Many screens; some teams will only use the calendar | Only pages and sortable post types can be reordered; Front-end order applies to the main query only; Reset order action changes the stored order for a type |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Content calendar, Kanban content board, Content overview list, Editorial comments on posts, Editorial metadata fields on posts, Email notifications on editorial changes, Scheduled notifications via cron, Log of sent notifications, Editorial dashboard, Post review requests, Upgrade to Pro prompts in the admin | Drag and drop ordering on the admin list, Only users who can edit others' content may reorder, Move under parent or sibling row actions, Front-end query follows the saved order, Reset order for a post type, REST endpoint to set item order |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.5 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |