Linkify Categories
by Scott Reilly · Admin & Utilities
Turn a string, list, or array of category IDs and/or slugs into a list of links to those category archives. Provides a widget and template tag.
61 health vs 55 average across 1,927 Admin & Utilities plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
37
now · peak 2.6K
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-20 30+ → 20+ down after 126 days in band
- 2026-02-14 20+ → 30+ up after 65 days in band
- 2025-12-11 30+ → 20+ down after 31 days in band
- 2025-11-10 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in band
- 2025-11-06 30+ → 40+ up after 11 days in band
- 2025-10-26 50+ → 30+ down after 6 days in band
- 2025-10-20 30+ → 50+ up after 77 days in band
- 2025-08-04 40+ → 30+ down after 74 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Category Posts Widget 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Library Categories 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
List Custom Taxonomy Widget 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/linkify-categories" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Linkify Categories — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Linkify Categories: 20+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/linkify-categories