List categories

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1. ★★★★★ amedeebulle

   3.1y ago

   I was looking for a way to list subcategories of a single main category.This plugin does the trick (and more)

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2. ★★★★★ robegb

   3.3y ago

   Well documented. Thank you! This topic was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by robegb.

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3. ★★★★★ Chris Roberts

   3.9y ago

   Thank you for the great plugin! It works perfectly with WP v6.0.2 and my Hello Theme and has saved me hours of work 🙂 Cheers!

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4. ★★★★★ bigcheesez

   3.9y ago

   i hope these great works bless you with future work and good fortune. thank you kindly. oh and i tested this and works fine!

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5. ★★★★★ orangesunshine

   8.4y ago

   could not find out out how to use it.

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6. ★★★★★ Mel - Jett Web Development

   9.8y ago

   Thank you, perfect solution in minutes!

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7. ★★★★★ Mohsin Alam

   10.0y ago

   This plugin only working, it has no styling. I would love to have some style like grid system and two column. Thanks

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8. ★★★★★ Mojtaba Faal

   10.4y ago

   Best Plugin

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.4 Tested up to the latest version of WordPress. 0.4
2. — Version 0.3 Tested up to the latest version of WordPress Adds note about taxonomies, updates parameters 0.3
3. — Version 0.2 Fixes plugin content with wrong placement. Thanks windwww from the WP Forums. 0.2
4. — Version 0.1 First version based on this GitHub issue 0.1

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 List categories <= 0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗
   2024-05-29 CVE-2024-4356 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.4 Patched in 0.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.4

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-04-19 6K+ → 5K+ down after 76 days in tier
2. 2026-02-02 5K+ → 6K+ up after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-01-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 434 days in tier
4. 2024-11-22 7K+ → 6K+ down after 278 days in tier
5. 2024-02-18 6K+ → 7K+ 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).

• List category posts 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Custom Category Listing Page 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• B Blog-in-Blog 800+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• GUI for List Category Posts 600+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
• Category Thumbnail List 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
• L List category posts with pagination 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D

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List categories: 5K+ active installs, 4.5★ (15 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/list-categories