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Category and Subcategory List Widget

by Murali · WordPress.org page · Website

v7.3 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 8.0+

Category and Subcategory List Widget has 600+ active installs on WordPress.org and 39,049 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 1, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Category and Subcategory List Widget at a glance

Active installs
600+
Total downloads
39,049
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Category and Subcategory List Widget well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • It allows users to add custom icons for category or for subcategory or for custom taxonomies
  • It lists categories and subcategories in user-friendly horizontal pattern. Please refer screenshots
  • Category icons can be edited/removed/update with new icons under edit category or under edit custom taxonomy admin screen
  • Admin settings of this widget has facility control display on/off for category icons
  • Admin settings of this wiget has facility to show/hide count of posts in categories
  • Admin settings of this widget has facility to show/hide empty categories in widget
  • Title of widget can be customized in widget settings
  • Compatible with blocks under widgets section

Category and Subcategory List Widget reviews and ratings

4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.5 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • Good concept, problem when a lot of child categories

    The concept does exactly what I wanted. Parent and child categories are both clickable, and only the parents are initially visible (that's good in the sidebar), and on click the WordPress search results page for the chosen category is displayed. I'm creating a new website for a tour operator, and they have a few tours to the Baltic area, a few to Afrika, a few to Asia... and 20 to Europe. The problem is when the mouse goes over Europe, the flyout child menu is positioned either above or below the parent item, depending on which direction has most space. But always pinned to the parent item. With 20 items in the child menu, it's always truncated (off screen) either at the top or the bottom. It would have space if you instead oriented the middle of it to the parent item - or better, make it equidistant to the top and bottom of the viewport. As is, I can't use it. And all this icon stuff, I don't need it so it's just adding bloat to the CSS sent to the browser. Could you not send it to the browser if icons are not selected? Anyways, after a good laugh at the German translation of "empty cats" as "leere Katzen" (Katzen are those four-legged meow house pets), I updated the German translation. Look for Tim Reeves, Waldheim, Germany if you want it :) And thanks for a well-conceived plugin!

    Tim Reeves

  • Very good

    It looks and operates great. WOOF - WooCommerce Products Filter Would be better with options indication for opened category color and hover options mobile version solution thx

    motmat

  • great

    works great for what i need

    Marius

  • Does what it says!

    Does what it says!

    wxia0822

Details

This widget allows to add/update icons for category or icon for custom taxonomy. It lists Categories in horizontal menu pattern.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • category
  • category list
  • subcategory
  • subcategory list
  • widget

More from Murali

Version
7.3
Last updated
Dec 1, 2025
First published
Feb 26, 2016
Requires WordPress
6.2
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Category and Subcategory List Widget FAQ

What does Category and Subcategory List Widget do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Category and Subcategory List Widget offers It allows users to add custom icons for category or for subcategory or for custom taxonomies, It lists categories and subcategories in user-friendly horizontal pattern. Please refer screenshots, Category icons can be edited/removed/update with new icons under edit category or under edit custom taxonomy admin screen, Admin settings of this widget has facility control display on/off for category icons and Admin settings of this wiget has facility to show/hide count of posts in categories.

How many active installs does Category and Subcategory List Widget have?

WordPress.org reports 600+ active installs for Category and Subcategory List Widget as of September 7, 2026.

Is Category and Subcategory List Widget still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on December 1, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is Category and Subcategory List Widget free?

Category and Subcategory List Widget is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.