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Simple Primary Category

by Ashar Irfan · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.1 Tested up to WP 6.4.10 PHP 7.3+

Simple Primary Category has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,474 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 24, 2023, tested up to WordPress 6.4.10.

Simple Primary Category at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
5,474
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Simple Primary Category well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.4.10, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Browse to any post or custom post type in WordPress admin
  • Check the taxonomies that you want to assign to it
  • Select the respective primary taxonomies
  • Save the post
  • Use this shortcode to query the posts: spc_primary_term_posts
  • Use the action hook — spc_display_primary_term_posts — to display the queried posts in your theme

Simple Primary Category reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Thanks!

    Somehow I lost the ability to set the primary category.Database cleaning etc. did not restore it.Anyway, this small plugin came to the rescue 💐Glad you provided this function!

    nudnavda

Details

A light-weight WordPress plugin to assign primary category to posts and custom post types.

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

Tags

  • category
  • primary
  • taxonomy

More from Ashar Irfan

Version
1.1.1
Last updated
Nov 24, 2023
First published
May 7, 2020
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
6.4.10
Requires PHP
7.3
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Simple Primary Category FAQ

What does Simple Primary Category do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Simple Primary Category offers Browse to any post or custom post type in WordPress admin, Check the taxonomies that you want to assign to it, Select the respective primary taxonomies, Save the post and Use this shortcode to query the posts: spc_primary_term_posts.

How many active installs does Simple Primary Category have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Simple Primary Category as of September 7, 2026.

Is Simple Primary Category still maintained?

The last release was on November 24, 2023, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Simple Primary Category free?

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