Best category template plugins for WordPress
The most popular category template plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Custom Category Templates leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Custom Category Template (1K+) and Product category and page relation (20+). All 5 plugins tagged “category template” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 category template plugins
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Custom Category TemplatesThe most installed category template plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 2.
Custom Category Template1K+ active installs. Rated 3.3 from 9 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.0.
- 3.
Product category and page relation20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 4.
REAL Archive Pages List10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
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Template Base On Category10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
All 5 plugins tagged “category template”
Custom Category Templates
Up in the last 7 days:22#3,848by shazdeh10 years ago
Define custom templates for category views.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.3(6)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Custom Category Template
Down in the last 7 days:6#5,170by Bainternet9 years ago
This plugin lets you select a specific template for a category, just like pages
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.3(9)
- Downloads
- 12/day
Product category and page relation
Down in the last 7 days:140#28,361by wordpress Expert10 years ago
This plugin is usefull for setup a woocommerce category page custom template .
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
REAL Archive Pages List
Down in the last 7 days:1,388#37,392by martin_ziegert12 years ago
Most of themes have original one category templates as part of themes. With REAL Archive Plugin you can create as many category templates as you like …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Template Base On Category
Up in the last 7 days:2,858#40,635by Jam Viet11 years ago
Change the template for category and post in category base on your category ID
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day