Best taxonomy image plugins for WordPress
The most popular taxonomy image plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Categories Images leads with 50K+ active installs, ahead of Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy Image (1K+) and Custom Category Image (300+). All 7 plugins tagged “taxonomy image” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 taxonomy image plugins
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Categories ImagesThe most installed taxonomy image plugin, with 50K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 86 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy Image1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 3.
Custom Category Image300+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
RDV Category Image300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
TCL Categories Image10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 6.
Category Image Manager by DevDesignDazzleFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
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Tiwari Taxo ImagesFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
All 7 plugins tagged “taxonomy image”
Categories Images
Up in the last 7 days:2#750by Zahlan25 days ago
The Categories Images is a Wordpress plugin allow you to add image to category, tag or custom taxonomy.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.5(86)
- Downloads
- 404/day
Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy Image
Down in the last 7 days:12#6,296by Sajjad Hossain Sagor1 month ago
Add Custom Image To Your Category / Custom Taxonomy Field With Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy Image Plugin.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Custom Category Image
Down in the last 7 days:41#10,206by mingocommerce13 days ago
Are you looking for uploading image to a category ? Yes, Custom Category Image plugin exactly does that.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
RDV Category Image
Down in the last 7 days:39#10,623by rdvinfotech1 month ago
Add an image to a category or taxonomy. Display a category image using either a template tag or a shortcode.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
TCL Categories Image
#32,899by shishir8 years ago
TCL Categories Images Plugin allow users to add an image to category or custom taxonomies.You can easily assign an image to each category/taxonomy or …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Category Image Manager by DevDesignDazzle
Up in the last 7 days:431#55,157by DevDesignDazzle1 year ago
Category Image Manager by DevDesignDazzle is a lightweight WordPress plugin to add images to WordPress categories.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tiwari Taxo Images
#72,787by Brijesh Tiwari3 months ago
Add category images, galleries, and SVG icons for posts, WooCommerce product taxonomies, and custom taxonomies.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day