Automatic Product Categories for WooCommerce

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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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At the current install trend, crossing 500+ in roughly 135 days.

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1. ★★★★★ artwie

   7mo ago

   So I needed a simple (?) add/remove a promo category to all products that are on sale (and remove it once they’re not any more); and initially this plugin did work, but it was not perfect in my specific setup / installation; but to my greatest (and positive!) surprise, once I reported it as a bug or request for improved functionality it WAS indeed improved within days! In my mind that’s even better to if it had worked perfect from the get-go. So currently it adds and removes said category automatically and flawlessly and I couldn’t be more happy about it! big kudos to the dev team!

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2. ★★★★★ sakis11111

   1.4y ago

   I always search for easy to use but complicated plugins that give me all the abilities I need. This is a product like I described above

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3. ★★★★★ rumpelrobin

   1.6y ago

   Ich hatte 2 Bugs im Plugin und hatte hier um Hilfe gebeten. Mir wurde Super schnell geholfen und es wurden direkt Patches veröffentlicht. Wirklich toller Service! I had 2 bugs in the plugin and asked for help here.I was helped super quickly and patches were released immediately.Really great service! This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by rumpelrobin.

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4. ★★★★★ ana1312

   1.6y ago

   This is the best Automatic Product Categories plugin for WooCommerce that I’ve found on the market! It brings WooCommerce much closer to Shopify’s collection organization. I manage around 300 product categories (and counting), so finding the right category in the “Categories/Tags to Add/Remove” list can be a bit challenging. Additionally, it would be great if the “Conditions” column included an option to add an “Or” condition. I’d love to see these improvements in a future update. Keep up the great work!

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5. ★★★★★ ToPpS

   1.8y ago

   Probably the closest thing I’ve seen to bringing the power of Shopify’s collections to Woocommerce. Bulk editors are okay but once catalogues get very large, even they will struggle. Look forward to seeing this develop further!

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6. ★★★★★ Pavlo

   2.0y ago

   Great plugin! It efficiently automates the process of managing products in WooCommerce. Are quick to respond to suggestions and continuously add new features. I especially appreciate the ability to assign additional categories based on keywords, tags, and attributes. Overall, this plugin is very useful and significantly simplifies store management. Thank you for your hard work!

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7. ★★★★★ namedemo

   2.2y ago

   This plugin is very efficient, it saves me a lot of time and increases efficiency. I like it very much, please keep updating it.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-30 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-06-28 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-06-26 300+ → 400+ up after 11 days in tier
4. 2026-06-15 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-06-14 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
6. 2026-06-10 400+ → 300+ down after 6 days in tier
7. 2026-06-04 300+ → 400+ up after 194 days in tier
8. 2025-11-22 200+ → 300+ up after 158 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).

• MailerLite – WooCommerce integration 30K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
• WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag D

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Automatic Product Categories for WooCommerce: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/automatic-product-categories-for-woocommerce