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Best exclude category plugins for WordPress

The most popular exclude category plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Ultimate Category Excluder leads with 50K+ active installs, ahead of Exclude Category from Blog (1K+) and Category Exclusions (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “exclude category” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 3 exclude category plugins

  1. 1.
    Ultimate Category Excluder

    The most installed exclude category plugin, with 50K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 78 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Exclude Category from Blog

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 7 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  3. 3.
    Category Exclusions

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

All 3 plugins tagged “exclude category”