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Parentless Categories

10+ installs · #29,292 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
List category posts
Shares 2 of Parentless Categories's 5 tags.
Most installed
List category posts
70K+ active installs.
Best rated
Pages with category and tag
4.8 out of 5 from 28 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

    Sharescategorieslist

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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. 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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  4. 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

    Sharescategorieslist

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  5. 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

    Sharescategoriescategory

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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