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The 12 WordPress plugins most like WP Categories Widget, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

WP Categories Widget

6K+ installs · #2,842 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
Iks Menu
Shares 1 of WP Categories Widget's 5 tags.
Most installed
Iks Menu
10K+ active installs.
Best rated
Iks Menu
5.0 out of 5 from 27 reviews.
Most recently updated
Iks Menu
Updated on Sep 26, 2026.
  1. Iks Menu

    by Iks Studio

    Super customizable WordPress plugin for displaying custom menus, taxonomy/category terms and FAQs as accordion menu (with images support).

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #2,107
    Rating
    5.0(27)
    Updated
    1 month ago

    Sharescategory widget

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  2. Widget Post Slider

    by ShapedPlugin LLC

    Widget Post Slider to display posts image in a slider from category.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #5,432
    Rating
    4.3(6)
    Updated
    6 months ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  3. Advanced Categories Widget

    by darrinb

    A highly customizable categories widget for WordPress with thumbnails and descriptions.

    Installs
    700+
    Rank
    #7,780
    Rating
    5.0(8)
    Updated
    10 years ago

    Sharescategory widget

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  4. ABD Dashboard Widget Manager

    by abdwebdesign

    Customize your WordPress administrator dashboard. You can choose which admin widgets to display, the user roles, and add your own dashboard content.

    Installs
    300+
    Rank
    #10,822
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    12 years ago

    Sharescustom widget

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  5. Latest Posts Widget

    by Mrinal Roy

    Adds a widget that shows the most recent posts of your site with excerpt, featured image, date by sorting & ordering feature

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #11,932
    Rating
    4.5(2)
    Updated
    11 years ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  6. Latest News Widget

    by Taylor Lovett

    A customizable latest news widget.

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #12,162
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    16 years ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  7. Advanced Posts Widget

    by darrinb

    A powerful and flexible recent posts widget for WordPress for displaying customized content lists. Supports all custom post types and taxonomies!

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #11,765
    Rating
    5.0(6)
    Updated
    10 years ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  8. Custom Widget Area

    by rounitmorya

    A simple plugin to create custom widget area.

    Installs
    200+
    Rank
    #11,222
    Rating
    4.0(1)
    Updated
    15 years ago

    Sharescustom widget

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  9. Simple Category Posts

    by Nitroweb

    A plugin to display posts in a widget with title, thumb, excerpt, date and author.

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #16,713
    Rating
    4.3(4)
    Updated
    11 years ago

    Sharesposts-widget

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  10. Widget Customizer for WordPress

    by dzeriho

    Customize your widgets without any CSS knowledge! - Mihajlovicnenad.com

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #16,299
    Rating
    5.0(1)
    Updated
    11 years ago

    Sharescustom widget

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  11. Category Country Aware WordPress

    by wrigs1

    Make both your post content and sidebar category and/or visitor location relevant.

    Installs
    100+
    Rank
    #13,881
    Rating
    5.0(3)
    Updated
    5 years ago

    Sharescategory widget

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  12. WP Master Widget

    by WebSPI

    WP Master Widget is an advanced WordPress widget that allows easy styling and organization for text, fontawesome icon, image, and more types of elemen …

    Installs
    20+
    Rank
    #28,471
    Rating
    No ratings
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharescustom widget

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