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Best sub-categories plugins for WordPress

The most popular sub-categories plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. List Sub Categories (LSC) leads with 20+ active installs, ahead of Front-end Category Management (20+) and Front-end Categories (10+). All 4 plugins tagged “sub-categories” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 sub-categories plugins

  1. 1.
    List Sub Categories (LSC)

    The most installed sub-categories plugin, with 20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.

  2. 2.
    Front-end Category Management

    20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

  3. 3.
    Front-end Categories

    10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.

  4. 4.
    Easy Category Cloud

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.

All 4 plugins tagged “sub-categories”