Title: WP Categories Widget Author: WP-EXPERTS.IN Published: September 16, 2016 Last modified: February 16, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-categories-widget/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=2569460) ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-categories-widget/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=1497163) # WP Categories Widget By [WP-EXPERTS.IN](https://profiles.wordpress.org/india-web-developer/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-categories-widget.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-categories-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-categories-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-categories-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-categories-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-categories-widget/) ## Description The “WP Categories Widget” is a simple plugin to display the list of categories for any taxonomies type (WooCommerce Product Category, Blog Category, Project Category… etc) on your wordpress website. Using WP Categries Widget you can display list of categories anywhere on your website. And also you can disable the widget block editor and enable the classic widget layut to edit the sidebar. Note : please don’t forget to leave your valuable feedback and suggestions. **Send your query to [AUTHOR](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-categories-widget/info@wp-experts.in?output_format=md)** Video Tutorial : #### `Features` * Disable Widget Block Editor * Display Categories Post Count * Hide Child Categories * Hide Widget Title * Show Categories for Any Taxonomies Type * Exclude/Include Categories #### Addon Features * Display Category as Drop Down * Display Category Posts * Manage WP Widget Style (Background Color, Text Color, Border Style & Color) * Add Custom CSS for every Widget * ### 󠀁[Downalod Add-on](https://www.wp-experts.in/products/wp-categories-widget-addon/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=free-plugin&utm_campaign=wcw-paid)󠁿. ## Screenshots * [[ * screenshot-1.png * [[ * screenshot-2.png * [[ * screenshot-3.png * [[ * screenshot-4.png * [[ * screenshot-5.png * [[ * screenshot-6.png ## Installation Installing the plugin: 1. Unzip the plugin’s directory into `wp-content/plugins`. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. 3. The categories post will be available on widegt page (Apperance >> Widget) WordPress administration page. ## FAQ ### Can I disable widget block editor? * Yes, You can disable the block widget editor by enable settings . ### Can I hide widget title? * Yes, You can hide widget title if you do not show in sidebar. ### Can I show list of category from my custom taxonomy? * Yes,You can choose your custom taxonomy for show list of their all categories. ### Can I exclude specific category from list? Yes, We have given an option to exclude selected catgories from list. ### Can I Show only selected category from list? Yes, We have given an option to select multiple catgories to show in widget. ### Can I hide child categoires from list? Yes, We have given an option to hide child catgories from list. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a1c21676e4af37d5ab74fc94bde82639b047e42bd084c446daddf1d6dea85dc2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great for Custom Taxonomies BUT if only](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-for-custom-taxonomies-but-if-only/)󠁿 [Dillx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dillx/) December 16, 2025 Great for Custom Taxonomies, but if only you could order the categories yourself. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/09469c2d0c7d602f5bb94b0de16219976dca8cf66a6c8b3afda2b455a7987e50? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great Plugin but can’t customize order](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-but-cant-customize-order/)󠁿 [dj6082013](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dj6082013/) March 17, 2024 It’s a simple yet efficient plugin. However, I wish that it let me decide the order of WooCommerce categories by myself. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b459bc6105e825d7beb6339d23f89be6ce614c5ccc032a907616da6562e0910f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin but need option to open in a window](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-but-need-option-to-open-in-a-window/)󠁿 [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mdegive/) February 26, 2024 WpCategory Plugin: Great plugin but would LOVE an option to open a category in a new Window. Thank you. Michel ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/62b076a1aa0e0ca7214cbeb7aa4a938cda61096e820b001828a3db5bd07cb9d2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-support-5346/)󠁿 [ilinet](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ilinet/) January 31, 2024 The plugin for the dropdown display of categories is excellent for us, we are satisfied with everything, especially with the support!! 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ad8028c0e84e4e321488590012ffcca9662da86a0b25eeb4bbe86f9ec1f63e7? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great, authors fast with support, and solid behind it](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-authors-fast-with-support-and-solid-behind-it/)󠁿 [crzyhrse](https://profiles.wordpress.org/crzyhrse/) September 21, 2023 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… ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1946c51bee7f01ea17e3066362272756d1afb998c25dd07305db6e308785c309? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[\o/ ‘Hippity hip Hoorah‘ \o/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/o-hippity-hip-hoorah-o/)󠁿 [Karmi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/karmi32680/) November 11, 2022 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/ [ Read all 27 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-categories-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WP Categories Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ WP-EXPERTS.IN ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/india-web-developer/) * [ WP-EXPERTS.IN ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpexpertsin/) “WP Categories Widget” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-categories-widget/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WP Categories Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-categories-widget) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-categories-widget/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-categories-widget/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-categories-widget/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-categories-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.8 * Tested with wordpress version 6.9 * Updated code #### 2.5 * Tested with wordpress version 6.6.2 * Added posts tags option for taxonomy #### 2.4 * Tested with wordpress version 6.4.2 * Added dropdown display option #### 2.1 * Tested with wordpress version 5.8 * Optimized Code #### 1.9 * Fixed 1.8 version css/js issues #### 1.8 * Tested with wordpress version 5.5.1 * Make user friendly select category list * Fixed minor issues * Released addon 1.1 verison #### 1.7 * Tested with wordpress version 5.4.1 * Added an optino to hide child category * Fixed child listing issue on click on parent cat link #### 1.6.1 * Fixed exclude/include cat issue * Optimized child category style #### 1.6 * Added child category dropdown features * Added an option to hide empty category * Tested with wordpress version 5.4 * Fixed li issues with title #### 1.5 * Tested with wordpress version 5.2.4 #### 1.4 * Tested with wordpress version 5.1.1 * Fixed HTML error #### 1.3 * Tested with wordpress version 4.9.7 * Added an option to exclude/include categories #### 1.2 * Tested with wordpress version 4.9.1 * Fixed some minor issues #### 1.1 * Tested with wordpress version 4.8.1 * Fixed some minor issues #### 1.0 First release ## Meta * Version **2.8.1** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **7,000+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-categories-widget/) and [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-categories-widget/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-categories-widget) * Tags * [category widget](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category-widget/)[custom widget](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-widget/) [posts-widget](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts-widget/)[taxonomy widget](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy-widget/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-categories-widget/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.5 out of 5 stars. * [ 22 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 2 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-categories-widget/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-categories-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ WP-EXPERTS.IN ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/india-web-developer/) * [ WP-EXPERTS.IN ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpexpertsin/) ## Support Got something to say? 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