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Real Category Management

Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders

by Matthias Günter · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.3.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4.0+

Real Category Management has 2,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 149,429 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 1, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Real Category Management at a glance

Active installs
2,000+
Total downloads
149,429
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Real Category Management well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
24%
4 of 17 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • WordPress 5.x / Gutenberg ready
  • Manage content in folders that visualized your categories etc
  • Full control over your folders in one toolbar (create, rename, delete)
  • Sort folders by drag & drop and create a custom order
  • Quickly navigate through the folders with folder quick search
  • Organize content by drag & drop without the need to edit every post
  • Existing WordPress hierarchical taxonomies are used to show the folder three
  • Custom post types like WooCommerce products, LearnPress content ore bbPress forums are supported (in PRO version)
  • Support for WooCommerce products and product attributes
  • Page change in pagination without reloading the whole page in your WordPress backend
  • Works great on touch devices
  • Translated into several languages

Real Category Management reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.1 out of 5

17 reviews

5★
13
4★
0
3★
0
2★
0
1★
4

  • super plugin

    užitečné a přehledné.

    ondrejaquaterra

  • It helped us manage hundreds of categories

    Pretty good module, it serves it purpose, helps us handle hundred of categories. So if you want a easy way to manage category tree, this just works.

    travandi

  • Waste of time

    Free version works only with basic WordPress blog entries. Any other content like WooCoommerce requires Pro version. Bait.

    dawidt

  • the licensing model couldn't be worse

    Offered "for free", it comes with close to ZERO functionality. Categorizing Posts is the only free function, anything else is only available in the paid version. Sure, you are supposed to make money with your product. But don't pretend to offer it for free if actually nothing is free. This is false advertising and leaves an unpleasant rip-of-flavor in my mouth.

    Volker Forster

  • Misleading

    Please don't put features of the pro version on the description without PROPERLY listing that they are features for the PRO version. That way, you can avoid wasting people's time

    williamgitau

  • Love the functionality and fast and good support

    Love this functionality for if you have more than a few categories. I also wanted the functionality of drag and drop the post order, wich is also available together with Real Custom Post Order. I didn't know about this, but support helped me out.

    Yessi99

Details

Organize content like posts, pages or WooCommerce products in category folders. Mass content management made easy with Real Category Management! (Alte …

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

Tags

  • categories folders
  • category library
  • category management
  • content folders
  • content management

More from Matthias Günter

Version
4.3.0
Last updated
Sep 1, 2026
First published
Oct 4, 2019
Requires WordPress
6.1
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Real Category Management FAQ

What does Real Category Management do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Real Category Management offers WordPress 5.x / Gutenberg ready, Manage content in folders that visualized your categories etc, Full control over your folders in one toolbar (create, rename, delete), Sort folders by drag & drop and create a custom order and Quickly navigate through the folders with folder quick search.

How many active installs does Real Category Management have?

WordPress.org reports 2,000+ active installs for Real Category Management as of September 7, 2026.

Is Real Category Management still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 1, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Real Category Management have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Real Category Management are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Real Category Management free?

Real Category Management is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.