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Featured Category

10+ installs · #31,849 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
List category posts
Shares 1 of Featured Category's 4 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

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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

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  3. Conditionally display featured image on singular posts and pages

    by cyrillbolliger

    Easily control whether the featured image appears in the single post or page view (doesn't hide it in archive/list view).

    Installs
    30K+
    Rank
    #1,005
    Rating
    4.8(38)
    Updated
    6 months 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. Hide Featured Image

    by shahpranaf

    To Hide Featured Image on single post/page.

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #1,560
    Rating
    3.6(81)
    Updated
    8 years ago

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images

    by Suplugins

    Responsive Recent Posts Widget With Images for WordPress. Lightweight & SEO Optimized Code. Free.

    Installs
    6K+
    Rank
    #2,787
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    11 months ago

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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. NS Featured Posts

    by Nilambar Sharma

    A plugin for making posts, pages, or custom post types featured. Users can enable/disable Featured flags for selected post types.

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,469
    Rating
    4.8(29)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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