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Category Manager

30+ installs · #23,693 most popular

Its stats
Closest match
PublishPress Taxonomies
Shares 3 of Category Manager's 5 tags.
Most installed
List category posts
70K+ active installs.
Best rated
Taxonomy Switcher
5.0 out of 5 from 24 reviews.
Most recently updated
WP Taxonomy Manager
Updated on Nov 8, 2026.
  1. PublishPress Taxonomies

    by PublishPress

    Tags, Categories and WordPress terms are easy with PublishPress Taxonomies. Add a Tag or Category to Pages, manage your WooCommerce Categories and Tag …

    Installs
    40K+
    Rank
    #810
    Rating
    4.6(195)
    Updated
    6 days ago

    Sharescategoriescategorytaxonomy

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  2. Taxonomy Images

    by Ben Huson

    Associate images from your media library to categories, tags and custom taxonomies.

    Installs
    8K+
    Rank
    #2,337
    Rating
    4.4(40)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharescategorytaxonomy

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  3. List Custom Taxonomy Widget

    by Nick Halsey

    The List Custom Taxonomy Widget is a quick and easy way to display custom taxonomies. Simply choose the taxonomy name you want to display from an auto …

    Installs
    8K+
    Rank
    #2,304
    Rating
    4.7(21)
    Updated
    3 months ago

    Sharescategorycustom taxonomy

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  4. Recent Posts by Category Widget

    by Ross Cornell

    Just like the default Recent Posts widget except you can choose a category to pull posts from.

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,444
    Rating
    4.7(12)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharescategoriescategory

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  5. Remove Taxonomy Base Slug

    by Alexandru Vornicescu

    This plugin can remove specific taxonomy base slug from your permalinks (e.g. "/genre/fiction/" to "/fiction/").

    Installs
    4K+
    Rank
    #3,266
    Rating
    4.8(23)
    Updated
    9 years ago

    Sharescategorytaxonomy

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  6. Taxonomy Thumbnail

    by Grégory Viguier

    Add a thumbnail to your taxonomy terms.

    Installs
    3K+
    Rank
    #3,849
    Rating
    5.0(10)
    Updated
    10 years ago

    Sharescategorytaxonomy

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  7. Category Icon

    by pixelgrade

    A WordPress plugin to attach an icon and/or image to taxonomy terms.

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #5,036
    Rating
    1.0(3)
    Updated
    2 months ago

    Sharescategorytaxonomy

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  8. Enhanced Category Pages

    by cip

    Create custom enhanced pages for categories and any taxonomy term and manage them as a custom post.

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,931
    Rating
    4.4(23)
    Updated
    10 years ago

    Sharescategoriestaxonomy

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  9. Taxonomy Switcher

    by webdevstudios

    Switch the taxonomy for all terms or only child terms of a specified parent term.

    Installs
    2K+
    Rank
    #4,479
    Rating
    5.0(24)
    Updated
    3 months ago

    Sharescategorytaxonomy

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  10. Require Post Category

    by Josh Hartman

    Require users to choose a post category before updating or publishing a post.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #6,872
    Rating
    4.9(11)
    Updated
    2 years ago

    Sharescategorytaxonomy

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  11. WP Taxonomy Manager

    by Md.Rakib Hossen

    Manage WordPress taxonomies and terms with CSV import/export, bulk editing, post ordering, term redirects, and user transfers.

    Installs
    1K+
    Rank
    #6,451
    Rating
    5.0(3)
    Updated
    1 day ago

    Sharescustom taxonomytaxonomy

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  12. List category posts

    by Fernando Briano

    Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #547
    Rating
    4.7(254)
    Updated
    4 months ago

    Sharescategories

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