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Categories Images · Version history

Categories Images changelog and version history

Latest version
3.3.4
Oct 14, 2026 (26 days ago)
Releases
30
since 2013
In the last year
6
about one every 60 days
Tested up to
WordPress 6.9.11

Releases each year

  • 201315 releases
  • 20141 release
  • 20153 releases
  • 20161 release
  • 20181 release
  • 20201 release
  • 20211 release
  • 20241 release
  • 20253 releases
  • 20263 releases

20263 releases

  1. Categories Images 3.3.4Latest

    • Security: Fixed stored XSS in the [z_taxonomy_image] shortcode by escaping fallback and stored image URLs when format="url".
    • Security hardening: Escaped taxonomy-list diagnostic output so term data is displayed as text.
    • Documentation: Added context-appropriate escaping to PHP usage examples.

  2. Categories Images 3.3.3

    • Performance Optimization: Reordered attachment lookup to prioritize stored IDs, significantly reducing database load on large sites by avoiding expensive attachment_url_to_postid() calls.
    • Bug Fix: Fixed “Remove Image” button to ensure the Attachment ID is also cleared upon deletion.
    • UX: Implemented event delegation in admin scripts to support AJAX-updated table rows during Quick Edit.

  3. Categories Images 3.3.2

    • Security release: Fixed an authenticated Stored XSS vulnerability in the [z_taxonomy_image] shortcode (CVE-2026-2505).
    • General security hardening: Implemented strict “Escape on Output” for all dynamic strings to comply with WordPress.org coding standards.
    • Refactor: Replaced direct database queries with core WordPress functions to resolve Plugin Check warnings.
    • Maintenance: Verified compatibility to WordPress 6.9.4 and aligned with strict WordPress.org plugin directory standards.

20253 releases

  1. Categories Images 3.3.1

    • Fixed a potential fatal error during REST API initialization.

  2. Categories Images 3.3.0

    • Added native Elementor Dynamic Tag support for taxonomy images.
    • Integrated with WordPress REST API (adds z_taxonomy_image_url to term responses).
    • Major shortcode overhaul:
    • Enhanced [z_taxonomy_image] with custom links, placeholders, and size support.
    • Enhanced [z_taxonomy_list] with grid/list layouts, column control, and conditional name/count display.
    • Performance: Modern PHP array syntax refactor and optimized asset versioning.
    • Fixed frontend CSS loading for shortcode grids.
    • Categories Images settings menu is now under Settings > Categories Images to avoid cluttering the main WordPress menu, the settings now is more organized with a dedicated documentation page that includes usage examples and shortcodes.

  3. Categories Images 3.2.0

    • Fix wp_options bloat issues by migrating to Term Meta API (wp_termmeta) for WP 4.4+.
    • Backward compatibility for WP < 4.4 maintained via wp_options fallback.
    • Improved performance by implementing Singleton pattern to reduce class instantiation overhead.
    • Security enhancements (nonce verification, input sanitization).

20241 release

  1. Categories Images 3.1.0

    • Added DE translation, thanks to denarie.
    • Start using imageId instead of imageUrl to solve any the CDN issues, thanks so alessandrocarrera.
    • Tested with the latest version of wordpress

20211 release

  1. Categories Images 3.0.1

    • Disable options autoload to enhance wordpress queries performace

20201 release

  1. Categories Images 3.0.0

    • Fix settings page issues
    • Fix compatibility with the latest WordPress version
    • Rewrote the whole plugin from scratch, now the code is much efficient, readable and cleaner

20181 release

  1. Categories Images 2.5.4

    • Fix compatibility with the latest WordPress version

20161 release

  1. Categories Images 2.5.3

    • Fix not displaying single tag image bug in tag.php template
    • Adding language support for Swedish. Thanks to Simon Sandgren

20153 releases

  1. Categories Images 2.5.2

    • Fix displaying full size image bug in backend
    • Fix quick edit bug
    • Some code enhancements

  2. Categories Images 2.5.1

    • Adding language support for Russian.
    • Adding language support for Serbian. Thanks to Andrijana Nikolic.
    • Adding language support for Catalan. Thanks to Marc Queralt.
    • Change the plugin text domain from zci to categories-images to match the plugin slug as requested by WordPress.

  3. Categories Images 2.5

    • Adding language support for Ukrainian. Thanks to Michael Yunat.
    • Adding new function z_taxonomy_image() to display category or taxonomy image directly with support for size, alt and other attributes, for and how to use it please check the documentations.
    • Some code enhancements.

20141 release

  1. Categories Images 2.4.2

    • Update code to reduce db queries. Thanks to fburatti.

201315 releases

  1. Categories Images 2.4.1

    • Fix placeholder bug in backend.

  2. Categories Images 2.4

    • Adding language support for Spanish (Thansk so much to Maria Ramos).
    • Adding support for resizing categories images (Thanks so much to Rahil Wazir).
    • Some code enhancements.

  3. Categories Images 2.3.2

    • Adding language support for French.

  4. Categories Images 2.3.1

    • Bug fix in js for WordPress media uploader.

  5. Categories Images 2.3

    • New screenshots.
    • Updated language file.
    • Added support for both old and new WordPress media uploader.
    • Added new submenu (Categories Images) in Settings menu.
    • Added new settings for excluding any taxonomies from the plugin.
    • Added new placeholder image.
    • Thanks to Patrick and Hassan for the new ideas.

  6. Categories Images 2.2.4

    • java script bug fixed, reported about conflicting with WooCommerce plugin. Thanks to Marty McGee.

  7. Categories Images 2.2.3

    • bug fix in displaying category or taxonomy image at the frontend.

  8. Categories Images 2.2.2

    • bug fix in displaying placeholder image in wp-admin.

  9. Categories Images 2.2.1

    • edit z_taxonomy_image_url() to only return data in case the user inserted image for the selected category or taxonomy

  10. Categories Images 2.2

    • fix a bug, prevent a function from running execpt when editing a category or taxonomy to avoid affecting other wordpress edit pages in the wp-admin

  11. Categories Images 2.1

  12. Categories Images 2.0

  13. Categories Images 1.2

  14. Categories Images 1.1

  15. Categories Images 1.0

Questions about Categories Images’s releases

What is the latest version of Categories Images?

3.3.4, released on Oct 14, 2026 (3 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 6.9.11.

How often is Categories Images updated?

6 releases in the last year, about one every 60 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from June 2013.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Categories Images’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.