Easy Primary Category
by Gagan Deep Singh · WordPress.org page · Website
Easy Primary Category has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 42,341 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on February 10, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
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Easy Primary Category reviews and ratings
4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Excellent - just what I needed
I needed to choose the primary category for some posts I was importing from an older site, as Wordpress was choosing the wrong one. This has saved me setting up loads of 301 redirects for the posts!
shaunbowen -
Another thank you - great plugin
Just another thank you here, love it. With a bit of manual coding in PHP I can now determine which category is more suited to a Woo Commerce product instead of the first of many selected.
Exo -
Excellent!!
Great plugin! Saved me a lot of time while trying to put all my categories in order. Does wonders for SEO and the dreaded duplicate content issue. Works great with WP Version 5.2.2 Thanks for your effort.
unitedonline -
thank you!
This seems like something that should just be baked right into WordPress by default, but for some reason it just isn't. Controlling which category gets used for your permalink is a big deal, but WordPress just doesn't let you manage it. Why? I'll never know... The only other plugin I found that could do this was Yoast SEO, but that comes with a TON of extra stuff that we just don't need/want running on our sites. This was an incredible help and a great find! Thank you so much for making this a dedicated plugin!
OgdenNews
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Details
Allows you to choose primary category for posts and custom post types.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- category
- primary
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- Version
- 1.1.1
- Last updated
- Feb 10, 2026
- First published
- Aug 22, 2017
- Requires WordPress
- 4.5
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Easy Primary Category FAQ
How many active installs does Easy Primary Category have?
WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Easy Primary Category as of September 7, 2026.
Is Easy Primary Category still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on February 10, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Is Easy Primary Category free?
Easy Primary Category is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.