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Easy Primary Category

by Gagan Deep Singh · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.1 Tested up to WP 6.9.10 PHP 5.6+

Easy Primary Category has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 42,731 downloads all time. It was downloaded 268 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on February 10, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.10.

Easy Primary Category at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
42,731
Downloads, last 30 days
268
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Easy Primary Category well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.10, not yet with the current 7.1.3

Easy Primary Category reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

4 reviews

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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

Download and install history

401 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Easy Primary Category downloads per day06.312.518.825Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Easy Primary Category active installs02505007501kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Easy Primary Category rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Easy Primary Category review count01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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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

More from Gagan Deep Singh

Version
1.1.1
Last updated
Feb 10, 2026
First published
Aug 22, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.5
Tested up to
6.9.10
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 October 22, 2026.

Is Easy Primary Category still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on February 10, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.10.

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.