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Category Base

Fewer than 10 installs · #52,181 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
List category posts
Shares 2 of Category Base's 5 tags.
Most installed
List category posts
70K+ active installs.
Best rated
Allow HTML in Category Descriptions
5.0 out of 5 from 41 reviews.
Most recently updated
PublishPress Taxonomies
Updated on Nov 3, 2026.
  1. List category posts

    by Fernando Briano

    Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #547
    Rating
    4.7(254)
    Updated
    4 months ago

    Sharescategoriesposts

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  2. PublishPress Taxonomies

    by PublishPress

    Tags, Categories and WordPress terms are easy with PublishPress Taxonomies. Add a Tag or Category to Pages, manage your WooCommerce Categories and Tag …

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #810
    Rating
    4.6(195)
    Updated
    6 days ago

    Sharescategoriescategory

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  3. Pages with category and tag

    by YAHMAN

    Add Categories and Tags to Pages.

    Installs
    50K+
    Rank
    #713
    Rating
    4.8(28)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  4. Remove Category URL

    by Themeisle

    Remove Category URL strips the /category/ base from your category URLs, turning something like /category/my-category/ into simply /my-category/.

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #830
    Rating
    4.3(61)
    Updated
    21 days ago

    Sharesslug

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  5. Parent Category Toggler

    by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)

    Automatically toggle the parent categories when a sub category is selected.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,968
    Rating
    4.8(15)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  6. Remove CPT base

    by kubiq

    Remove custom post type base slug from url

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,838
    Rating
    5.0(33)
    Updated
    11 months ago

    Sharesslug

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  7. WP No Base Permalink

    by Sergio

    Removes category base or parents categories or tag base from your permalinks. Compatible with WPML Plugin and WordPress Multisite.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,725
    Rating
    4.1(16)
    Updated
    6 years ago

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  8. Add Category to Pages

    by a.ankit

    Easily add a Post Categories to Wordpress Pages

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,396
    Rating
    4.7(30)
    Updated
    7 years ago

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  9. Allow HTML in Category Descriptions

    by Arno Esterhuizen

    This plugin allows you to use unfiltered HTML in your category descriptions by disabling selected WordPress filters.

    Installs
    8K+
    Rank
    #2,399
    Rating
    5.0(41)
    Updated
    8 months ago

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  10. ShowID for Post/Page/Category/Tag/Comment

    by 水野史土

    This plugin shows post/page/category/tag/comment/media/user IDs on admin's edit post/page/category/tag/comment/media/user pages.

    Installs
    7K+
    Rank
    #2,495
    Rating
    5.0(6)
    Updated
    3 years ago

    Sharespost

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  11. No Category Parents

    by Sergio Milardovich

    Removes the mandatory 'Category Base' and every parent category from your category permalinks.

    Installs
    6K+
    Rank
    #2,710
    Rating
    5.0(3)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  12. Category Checklist Tree

    by scribu

    Preserves the category hierarchy on the post editing screen

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #3,106
    Rating
    5.0(23)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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