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Advanced Categories Widget

700+ installs · #7,780 most popular

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Closest match
Media Library Categories
Shares 2 of Advanced Categories Widget's 5 tags.
Most installed
Media Library Categories
20K+ active installs.
Best rated
Post Tags and Categories for Pages
4.8 out of 5 from 23 reviews.
Most recently updated
Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce
Updated on Oct 1, 2026.
  1. Media Library Categories

    by jeffrey-wp

    Adds the ability to use categories in the media library.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,247
    Rating
    4.2(52)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  2. Recent Posts by Category Widget

    by Ross Cornell

    Just like the default Recent Posts widget except you can choose a category to pull posts from.

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,444
    Rating
    4.7(12)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  3. Custom Recent Posts Widget

    by Prasanna SP

    A widget to show recent posts list based on categories or tags

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,773
    Rating
    4.9(9)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  4. Post Tags and Categories for Pages

    by curtismchale

    Adds the built in WordPress categories and tags to your pages.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,358
    Rating
    4.8(23)
    Updated
    10 months ago

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  5. FV Top Level Categories

    by FolioVision

    This is a fix of Top Level Categories plugin for Wordpress 3.1. and above.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,305
    Rating
    4.4(23)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  6. Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce

    by NOUS Open Usefull & Simple

    Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce. This plugins requires WooCommerce to be installed and activated

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,864
    Rating
    4.1(29)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  7. Essential Widgets

    by Catch Themes

    Essential Widgets is a WordPress plugin for widgets that allows you to create and add amazing widgets with high customization option

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,810
    Rating
    3.5(2)
    Updated
    4 months ago

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  8. Adjust Admin Categories

    by Masahiro NAKASHIMA

    Installing this plugin allows you to adjust the behavior of the area below the posts screen category and custom taxonomy box.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,770
    Rating
    5.0(4)
    Updated
    4 years ago

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  9. List Custom Taxonomy Widget

    by Nick Halsey

    The List Custom Taxonomy Widget is a quick and easy way to display custom taxonomies. Simply choose the taxonomy name you want to display from an auto …

    Installs
    8K+
    Rank
    #2,304
    Rating
    4.7(21)
    Updated
    3 months ago

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  10. Flexible Posts Widget

    by DaveE

    An advanced posts display widget with many options. Display posts in your sidebars any way you'd like!

    Installs
    7K+
    Rank
    #2,511
    Rating
    4.7(56)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  11. WP Categories Widget

    by WP-EXPERTS.IN

    Display the list of categories for any taxonomies type (WooCommerce Product Category, Blog Category, Project Category...etc) in sidebar

    Installs
    6K+
    Rank
    #2,842
    Rating
    4.5(27)
    Updated
    8 months ago

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  12. List categories

    by Fernando Briano

    Simple plugin to display categories in any post or page with a shortcode.

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #3,104
    Rating
    4.5(15)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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