Parent Category Toggler
by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh) · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 11.0K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically toggle the parent categories when a sub category is selected.
49 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.30, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3196 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
360
now · peak 1.3K
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
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.7y ago
latest release · v1.2
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-03-21 · 1,450 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ daro20135.3y ago
The plugin works as it says. I have a suggestion: can you add a functionality so that when users UNCHECK a parent category, all its child categories are UNCHECKED automatically?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aram Ghazaryan6.4y ago
Thank you very much it works perfectly ~
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ clk878.4y ago
Does exactly what it says. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ certainlyakey8.6y ago
A native-like experience.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GDY9.3y ago
… it also unchecks the parent category if you uncheck a child even if there are other childs of that parent that are still checked. This seems like a bug to me. This topic was modified 9 years, 2 months ago by GDY.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Radhe10.1y ago
Does exactly what it says
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dave Chimny10.5y ago
Some actions on my posts are triggered with use the parent categories (if in_category() …). I forgot to set the parent category so many times, but that’s over now… 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.7y ago
Helps keep our users/authors in line. Does exactly what it needs to do by highlighting the parent category when selecting a child. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
- T Taxonomy Tree Toggler 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
- R Remove Parents 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Category Parent Children Selector 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Pages with category and tag 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Search & Filter 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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