List Custom Taxonomy Widget

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 71% 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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1. ★★★★★ julianoe

   3.2y ago

   Always appreciate a simple 1 task plugin without too much fluff. It works well. Until WordPress implements this natively (I don’t really understand why it’s not the case), it’s my go to plugin.

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2. ★★★★★ Mladen Gradev

   7.5y ago

   Great little tool. Thanks!

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3. ★★★★★ ogral

   7.9y ago

   Simple and Lite Plugin/Widget, that offers custom settings inside the widget. Works well and you can have multiple taxonomies instances/configurations.

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4. ★★★★★ Espace

   8.4y ago

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5. ★★★★★ narycute

   10.1y ago

   I just have to say taht I love u and keep going with plugins likes this!

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6. ★★★★★ sublines

   10.1y ago

   I love plugins that just do what they say and work out of the box. Thanks

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7. ★★★★★ Alraune

   10.4y ago

   Works like a charm, thanks a lot. With Genesis and Book Authors Pro Plugin. Perfect for different Lists in a Widget for Sidebar.

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8. ★★★★★ cr8tivNomad - Al Harji

   10.6y ago

   Thanks for creating this amazing and easy to use plugin. Works well and nice to see functionality that should be in the core as a plugin that just works 🙂

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 4.2 Fix default extended options display. Add additional escaping and sanitization. 4.2
2. — Version 4.1 Add support for selective refresh in the customizer, available in WordPress 4.5. 4.1
3. — Version 4.0 Add option to show empty terms. Fix PHP strict standards warnings, present since WordPress 3.7. Fix broken navigation when displaying as a dropdown, and explicitly prevent built-in taxonomies from being displayed as drop 4.0
4. — Version 3.3 Fixed bug where dropdown input 404d unless it was the built-in category taxonomy; dropdown option should work properly now Plugin is WordPress 3.6 compatible 3.3
5. — Version 3.2.1 Added classes/ids and containers to widgets to alow easier selecting with CSS and JavaScript 3.2.1
6. — Version 3.2 Added ability to display categories with dropdown (and go button) instead of as a list (the default), find it at the bottom of the “more options” section’ Improved documentation 3.2

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

1. Medium · 4.4 List Custom Taxonomy Widget <= 4.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-04-22 CVE-2024-32833 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 4.1 Patched in 4.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.2

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-01-09 10K+ → 9K+ down

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List Custom Taxonomy Widget: 9K+ active installs, 4.7★ (21 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/list-custom-taxonomy-widget