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Select Main Category

Fewer than 10 installs · #60,825 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
PublishPress Taxonomies
Shares 2 of Select Main Category's 2 tags.
Most installed
List category posts
70K+ active installs.
Best rated
The Events Calendar
5.0 out of 5 from 61 reviews.
Most recently updated
PublishPress Taxonomies
Updated on Nov 3, 2026.
  1. 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
    5 days 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. 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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  4. 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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  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. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Front Page Category

    by binarymoon

    A plugin that lets you select the categories that appear on the front page of your WordPress site.

    Installs
    5K+
    Rank
    #3,049
    Rating
    4.0(26)
    Updated
    2 years ago

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  11. The Events Calendar

    by Nexcess

    Add event category background colors to The Events Calendar events.

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,362
    Rating
    5.0(61)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  12. Select All Categories and Taxonomies, Change Checkbox to Radio Buttons

    by Moove Agency

    Use radio buttons or checkboxes for your categories and custom taxonomies with this incredibly powerful and easy-to-use plugin.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #4,161
    Rating
    4.3(12)
    Updated
    5 months ago

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