10 Best JS Categories List Widget Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
JS Categories List Widget has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to JS Categories List Widget
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Collapsing Categories
Closest match4.1 (57) 4,000+ active installsAdds a widget which uses Javascript to dynamically expand or collapse the set of posts for each category.
Shares the categories, widget tags on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated February 12, 2026.
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4.6 (57) 7,000+ active installsAn advanced posts display widget with many options. Display posts in your sidebars any way you'd like!
Shares the categories, widget tags on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.8 (25) 3,000+ active installsDisplay Categories Widget will display Child categories on your sidebar. Can be placed on widget in sidebar.
Shares the categories, widget tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since November 3, 2019.
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4.3 (31) 10,000+ active installsRedirect any post or page — with a native block or a classic shortcode. Optional delay. Optional "redirecting" message. Zero configuration.
Shares the block, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks
4.0 (66) 7,000+ active installsReadymade gutenberg blocks and sections with rich customization options. Enhance Gutenberg editor with easy UI and functional blocks.
Shares the block, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, no update since March 10, 2025.
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5.0 (36) 10,000+ active installsGutenberg block for creating responsive accordion drop-downs.
Shares the block, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since February 7, 2022.
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4.9 (24) 2,000+ active installsThis plugin provides a Gutenberg Modal / Popup Block.
Shares the block, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, no update since October 3, 2023.
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Gutenberg Blocks Library & Toolkit – Editor Plus
4.8 (38) 6,000+ active installsEditor Plus extends Gutenberg editor with blocks, advanced design controls, typography, icons, Shape Divider, animations and many more features.
Shares the block, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 6 times the installs, no update since November 9, 2023.
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4.8 (27) 10,000+ active installsAllows to add animations to block editor blocks on scroll.
Shares the block, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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aBlocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & Animation Builder
5.0 (25) 2,000+ active installsaBlocks is a Gutenberg-based website builder with 100+ free flexible blocks and powerful form solutions, allowing you to build any type of form!
Shares the block, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 24 days ago.
Switching from JS Categories List Widget: common questions
What is the best alternative to JS Categories List Widget?
Collapsing Categories is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 4,000+ active installs with a 4.1 out of 5 rating.
Which JS Categories List Widget alternative has the most users?
Shortcode Redirect, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which JS Categories List Widget alternative is rated highest?
Flexible Posts Widget, rated 4.6 out of 5 by 57 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these JS Categories List Widget alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with JS Categories List Widget score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against JS Categories List Widget on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Collapsing Categories is the closest match to JS Categories List Widget by the data we track, and Shortcode Redirect has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. Shortcode Redirect shipped the most recent release, on August 25, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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