WP Admin Category Search

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers keep calling it a time saver for sites with huge category lists, and the main asks are live or type-ahead search and better support for the block editor.

1. ★★★★★ panon

   2.6y ago

   This is really really helpful for long category lists. If it has an ajax search to show categories as you type, also it would be awesome

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2. ★★★★★ heroksiddiqi

   2.9y ago

   can you add Jquery Auto Suggestion?

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3. ★★★★★ kattouf

   3.8y ago

   This should be built into wp by default1 I have been looking for this for a long time. Works great! Thanks!

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4. ★★★★★ storix

   4.7y ago

   very nice plugin. THX

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5. ★★★★★ potel

   5.5y ago

   Excellent Plugin, which saved my project for a Client with a block with more than 100 hierarchical terms !! Congratulations for the work !! The only Taxonomy search plugin with dynamic search !! Great!! If I could I would give 1000 stars !!

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6. ★★★★★ esan108

   6.3y ago

   This plugin can support my work , In case we have to many catgory (I have a lot) then this plugin have search function.

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7. ★★★★★ umut58tr

   7.0y ago

   Böyle bir eklenti için teşekkür ediyorum. Eklenti yalnızca TinyMCE “classic editor” çalışıyor. Lütfen, Blok editörü WordPress 5.0 sürümün ve üstü için Gutenberg günceller misiniz. Teşekkür ederim Kolay gelsin.

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8. ★★★★★ moonvader

   8.4y ago

   Really nice and useful plugin but it can be even better if there will be live search (with no need in pressing ‘ok’ after each letter)

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.2 Made the input field look nicer Reset link now resets search field, too 0.2
2. — Version 0.3 Made the plugin compatible with WP 4.2 0.3
3. — Version 0.4 Made the plugin compatible with WP 4.4.1 Added code that makes ENTER act like the go button on the search field 0.4
4. — Version 0.5 Made the plugin compatible with WP 4.7.2 0.5
5. — Version 1.0 Updated the plugin Added settings page so you can decide how to use this plugin Updated compatibility, updated code 1.0
6. — Version 1.1 Added clear button to infield search Added option to show subcategories if found category has any 1.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-10-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-10-21 2K+ → 3K+ up after 350 days in tier
3. 2023-11-06 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-11-05 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-11-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 7 days in tier
6. 2023-10-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2023-10-27 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2023-10-25 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• List category posts 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Category Posts Block 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• Media Library Categories 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• FV Top Level Categories 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B

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