Bulk remove posts from category
by MasterNs · Uncategorized
Now you can use default WordPress Bulk Editor not just to add Categories but also to remove categories from posts.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈18K estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “bulk” and “category” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.4%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 119.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 142 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 100 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.4★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| posts from category | #1 | #1 | — |
| bulk remove your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| remove posts | #1 | #1 | — |
| multiple posts from category | #1 | #1 | — |
| bulk posts | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| remove category | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| remove product category | #3 | #3 | up 2 |
| bulk categories | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| post categories your tag | #11 | #11 | up 3 |
| remove | #10 | #7 | down 2 |
| bulk | #14 | #12 | 0 |
| bulk editor | #12 | #10 | down 2 |
| posts by category | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| category | #14 | #10 | down 1 |
| remove product | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| bulk edit your tag | #18 | #12 | down 2 |
| bulk post | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| category posts | #7 | #6 | down 1 |
| posts category | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| add category | #8 | #10 | up 1 |
| product categories your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
79 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 32 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “bulk” and “category” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “post categories”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v3.4 · 14 Jun 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.6 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ creamundo2.1y ago
please, keep it updated… 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kalligator2.1y ago
Does what it says on the tin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FelipeS2.2y ago
This should be a native WordPress feature. How absurd. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by FelipeS.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danielepais2.6y ago
This plugin is perfect if you have hundreds of post that you have imported via JSON or CSV file, and they are all included in a category that you don’t want to (such as uncategorized). You can select the bulk ==> edit ==> Remove from category. Very simple but super functional.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sheillendra2.7y ago
Not working in multisite This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by sheillendra.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sofi-Soao2.9y ago
It works perfectly and saves a lot of time, thank you! Like many others I think this feature should be a part of the wordpress core in the future!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bigcheesez3.1y ago
then i looked. “new update!” solved! may god bless you for kindness! no spam on this plugin! This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by bigcheesez.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dglite3.2y ago
Excellent and also awesome + incredible plugin—
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.4 WordPress 6.7 compatibility WooCommerce HPOS compatibility 3.4
- — Version 3.3 WordPress 6.0 compatibility Fix : javascript issue that prevented functionality on Firefox and Safari browsers 3.3
- — Version 3.2.1 Added additional Access-Control-Allow-Origin header in order to prevent AJAX errors 3.2.1
- — Version 3.2 Support for multiple post taxonomies 3.2
- — Version 3.1.1 Prevent browser cache previous plugin versions 3.1.1
- — Version 3.1 WordPress 5.5 compatibility 3.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 14 languages, 14 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Now you can use default WordPress Bulk Editor not just to add Categories but also to remove categories from..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 494 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("bulk remove", "post-categories", "Product Categories" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-03-18 9K+ → 10K+ up after 111 days in tier
- 2021-11-27 8K+ → 9K+ up after 125 days in tier
- 2021-07-25 7K+ → 8K+ up after 141 days in tier
- 2021-03-06 5K+ → 7K+ up after 136 days in tier
- 2020-10-21 4K+ → 5K+ up after 63 days in tier
- 2020-08-19 2K+ → 4K+ up after 251 days in tier
- 2019-12-12 1K+ → 2K+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2019-11-18 900+ → 1K+ up
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).
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BEAR – Bulk Editor for WooCommerce Professional. AI assistant on board (MCP Server) 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
ACF Quick Edit Fields 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C -
PW WooCommerce Bulk Edit 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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