Best category tree plugins for WordPress
The most popular category tree plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Category Family Tree leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of Select Category TreeView (20+) and NexGrid Catalog Gallery (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “category tree” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 category tree plugins
- 1.
Category Family TreeThe most installed category tree plugin, with 30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 2.
Select Category TreeView20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 3.
NexGrid Catalog GalleryFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 3 plugins tagged “category tree”
Category Family Tree
Down in the last 7 days:207#23,771by nasznjoka12 years ago
Show Category ancestors and sub categories on the sidebar
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Select Category TreeView
Down in the last 7 days:223#28,701by wikiDownload13 years ago
Adds a tree view combobox on the Add/Edit Category page. Makes it easier for you to choose and navigate through categories when adding new categories.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
NexGrid Catalog Gallery
Up in the last 7 days:13,905#53,736by Hakan GERMAN7 months ago
Lightweight product catalog with tree view and responsive grid. Easily filter products from blog posts using root category.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day