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SS Posts By Category

10+ installs · #47,582 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
List category posts
Shares 1 of SS Posts By Category's 2 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. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Category Sticky Post

    by Philip Arthur Moore

    Mark a post to be placed at the top of a specified category archive. It's sticky posts specifically for categories.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,954
    Rating
    4.9(24)
    Updated
    9 years ago

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  10. Display Categories Widget

    by iteamweb

    Display Categories Widget will display Child categories on your sidebar. Can be placed on widget in sidebar.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,717
    Rating
    4.8(25)
    Updated
    7 years ago

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  11. Enhanced Category Pages

    by cip

    Create custom enhanced pages for categories and any taxonomy term and manage them as a custom post.

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,931
    Rating
    4.4(23)
    Updated
    10 years ago

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  12. WP Admin Category Search

    by atillaordog

    This plugin adds search functionality to category-like taxonomies and dropdowns like author on add / edit post / page admin pages.

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,891
    Rating
    4.6(13)
    Updated
    3 years ago

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