WP Categories Widget
by WP-EXPERTS.IN · WordPress.org page · Website
WP Categories Widget has 6,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 120,797 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 16, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
WP Categories Widget at a glance
Is WP Categories Widget well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Disable Widget Block Editor
- Display Categories Post Count
- Hide Child Categories
- Hide Widget Title
- Show Categories for Any Taxonomies Type
- Exclude/Include Categories
WP Categories Widget reviews and ratings
27 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
27 reviews
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Great for Custom Taxonomies BUT if only
Great for Custom Taxonomies, but if only you could order the categories yourself.
Dillx -
Great Plugin but can't customize order
It's a simple yet efficient plugin. However, I wish that it let me decide the order of WooCommerce categories by myself.
dj6082013 -
Great plugin but need option to open in a window
WpCategory Plugin: Great plugin but would LOVE an option to open a category in a new Window. Thank you. Michel
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Great support
The plugin for the dropdown display of categories is excellent for us, we are satisfied with everything, especially with the support!! :)
ilinet -
Works great, authors fast with support, and solid behind it
Works great, does as it says, code is clean, authors are fast and responsive, go the extra mile and more with support, and are really solid behind it...
crzyhrse -
\o/ ‘Hippity hip Hoorah‘ \o/
Just started a new Self-Hosted WordPress blog @ Hostinger and have searched for days to find a Categories drop-down plugin for my sidebar. Easy to use 'n it worked w/o any issues. Ditto on the \o/ ‘Hippity hip Hoorah‘ \o/
Karmi
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Details
Display the list of categories for any taxonomies type (WooCommerce Product Category, Blog Category, Project Category...etc) in sidebar
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- category widget
- custom widget
- posts-widget
- product categories widget
- taxonomy widget
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- Version
- 2.8.1
- Last updated
- Feb 16, 2026
- First published
- Sep 16, 2016
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP Categories Widget FAQ
What does WP Categories Widget do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Categories Widget offers Disable Widget Block Editor, Display Categories Post Count, Hide Child Categories, Hide Widget Title and Show Categories for Any Taxonomies Type.
How many active installs does WP Categories Widget have?
WordPress.org reports 6,000+ active installs for WP Categories Widget as of September 7, 2026.
Is WP Categories Widget still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on February 16, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Is WP Categories Widget free?
WP Categories Widget is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.