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Ultimate Category Excluder

v1.7

by Marios Alexandrou · updated 2 months ago

Ultimate Category Excluder allows you to quickly and easily exclude categories from your front page, archives, feeds, and search results.

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Rank
#770
Down1 vs yesterday
Active installs (est.)
≈ 52,000
50K+ reported · Medium
Total downloads
567.5K
567,548 all-time
Rating
4.3/5
78 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +26.6% (30d)·Toward 60K+ · ETA ~18d

Ultimate Category Excluder at a glance

Ultimate Category Excluder is a WordPress plugin by Marios Alexandrou with 50K+ active installs, the #770 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 118 times, 27% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.3 out of 5 from 78 reviews. Version 1.7 came out on Aug 20, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 3 plugins tagged “exclude categories”. It was first released in 2011.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

2.4K downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Ultimate Category Excluder Compare series
Downloads over time: 25 days across 1 series.50100150Oct 10Oct 14Oct 18Oct 22Oct 26Oct 30Nov 3Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateUltimate Category Excluder
Nov 3, 2026131
Nov 2, 2026109
Nov 1, 202664
Oct 31, 202650
Oct 30, 202673
Oct 29, 2026102
Oct 28, 2026123
Oct 27, 2026174
Oct 26, 2026133
Oct 25, 2026112
Oct 24, 202671
Oct 23, 2026161
Oct 22, 2026166
Oct 21, 2026129
Oct 20, 202690
Oct 19, 202697
Oct 18, 202634
Oct 17, 202657
Oct 16, 202663
Oct 15, 2026103
Oct 14, 202692
Oct 13, 202694
Oct 12, 202671
Oct 11, 202636
Oct 10, 202650

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 51,982 · -0.8% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 13 days across 1 series.52K52.2K52.4KOct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 9, 202651,982
Nov 8, 202652,047
Nov 7, 202652,050
Nov 5, 202652,209
Nov 4, 202652,261
Nov 3, 202652,153
Nov 2, 202652,199
Nov 1, 202652,211
Oct 31, 202652,220
Oct 30, 202652,222
Oct 29, 202652,371
Oct 28, 202652,356
Oct 27, 202652,384

Rank over time

#770 · down 1 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 15 days across 1 series.#768#769#770Oct 16Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026#770
Nov 8, 2026#769
Nov 7, 2026#769
Nov 6, 2026#769
Nov 5, 2026#768
Nov 4, 2026#768
Nov 3, 2026#768
Nov 2, 2026#769
Nov 1, 2026#769
Oct 31, 2026#769
Oct 30, 2026#770
Oct 29, 2026#769
Oct 28, 2026#769
Oct 27, 2026#769
Oct 16, 2026#769

Growth %

Average -0.06% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 12 days across 1 series.-0.2%0%0.2%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9
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DateGrowth
Nov 9, 2026-0.13%
Nov 8, 2026-0.01%
Nov 7, 2026-0.15%
Nov 5, 2026-0.10%
Nov 4, 2026+0.21%
Nov 3, 2026-0.09%
Nov 2, 2026-0.02%
Nov 1, 2026-0.02%
Oct 31, 2026-0.00%
Oct 30, 2026-0.28%
Oct 29, 2026+0.03%
Oct 28, 2026-0.05%

Active installs band

50K+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 15 days across 1 series.48K50K52KOct 16Oct 27Nov 1Nov 5Nov 9Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 7.1.4
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 9, 202650K+
Nov 8, 202650K+
Nov 7, 202650K+
Nov 6, 202650K+
Nov 5, 202650K+
Nov 4, 202650K+
Nov 3, 202650K+
Nov 2, 202650K+
Nov 1, 202650K+
Oct 31, 202650K+
Oct 30, 202650K+
Oct 29, 202650K+
Oct 28, 202650K+
Oct 27, 202650K+
Oct 16, 202650K+

Search rankings

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
  1. Rank #769 → #768
    • Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v1.788%
  • Other12%

Rating trend

4.3★★★★★78 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.7
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1.4
Requires PHP
–
First released
Feb 25, 2011
Last updated
Aug 20, 2026
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Ultimate Category Excluder

How many websites use Ultimate Category Excluder?

Ultimate Category Excluder is active on 50K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #770 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Ultimate Category Excluder been downloaded?

567,548 times in total since 2011. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 118 times. See download stats

When was Ultimate Category Excluder last updated?

Version 1.7 came out on Aug 20, 2026 (2 months ago). See every release

Is Ultimate Category Excluder compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

Does Ultimate Category Excluder have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 2 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Ultimate Category Excluder up to date. See its security record

Is Ultimate Category Excluder still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 2 months ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Ultimate Category Excluder have?

4.3 out of 5 from 78 reviews on WordPress.org. 76% of them give 5 stars.

What are the best alternatives to Ultimate Category Excluder?

The plugins most like Ultimate Category Excluder, by the tags they share, are Exclude Category from Blog (1K+), Display Categories Widget (3K+) and Pro Categories Widget (700+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

4.3

★★★★★

78 reviews

  • 5 stars: 59 reviews, 76%
  • 4 stars: 2 reviews, 3%
  • 3 stars: 5 reviews, 6%
  • 2 stars: 2 reviews, 3%
  • 1 stars: 10 reviews, 13%
Positive
78%4–5★
Mixed
6%3★
Critical
15%1–2★
  • About 12 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.4.
  • Each new 1★ review takes 4 five-star reviews to balance out.

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Ultimate Category Excluder
Estimated installs≈ 52,000
Reported installs50K+
Rating4.3
Reviews78
Total downloads567.5K
AuthorMarios Alexandrou
First releasedFeb 25, 2011
Version1.7
Requires WP5.0
Requires PHP–
Last updatedAug 20, 2026

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