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Best WordPress Plugins for Categories

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Categories

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for categories comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order Best overall 90/100
  2. 2. Head & Footer Code 89/100
  3. 3. Password Protected 88/100
  4. 4. Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, D... 88/100
  5. 5. List category posts 88/100
  6. 6. Media Library Assistant 88/100
  7. 7. No Category Base 87/100
  8. 8. Product Import Export for WooCommerce 87/100
  9. 9. Advanced AJAX Product Filters 87/100
  10. 10. Pages with category and tag 87/100
  11. 11. Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager 86/100
  12. 12. Category Posts Block 86/100
  13. 13. Blog Designer Pack 86/100
  14. 14. Simple Job Board 85/100
  15. 15. Custom Product tabs for WooCommerce 85/100
2 Head & Footer Code
Free by Aleksandar Urošević

Head & Footer Code

Easy add site-wide, category and article specific custom code before the closing </head> and </body>, or after opening <body> tag.

5★
from 51 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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3 Password Protected
Free by Saad Iqbal

Password Protected

Protect your WordPress site, pages, posts, WooCommerce products, and categories with single or multiple passwords.

4.4★
from 139 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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5 List category posts
Free by Fernando Briano

List category posts

Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.

4.7★
from 254 ratings
80k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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6 Media Library Assistant
Free by David Lingren

Media Library Assistant

Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit.

4.8★
from 201 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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7 No Category Base
Free by DigitalME

No Category Base

This plugin removes the mandatory 'Category Base' from your category permalinks. It's compatible with WPML.

4.5★
from 34 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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9 Advanced AJAX Product Filters
Free by BeRocket

Advanced AJAX Product Filters

Fast and flexible AJAX product filters for WooCommerce. Filter by categories, attributes, price, tags, rating, and more. No page reloads.

4.7★
from 387 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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13 Blog Designer Pack
Free by InfornWeb

Blog Designer Pack

News & Blog plugin for post grid, post slider, post carousel, post filter, masonry, ticker & list category posts using shortcode, Elementor & Divi.

4.7★
from 79 ratings
30k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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14 Simple Job Board
Free by PressTigers

Simple Job Board

job board plugin for job listings, managing applicants, applications, categories, job types, taxonomies, career page, job openings, and recruiters

4.7★
from 133 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

Read review View on WordPress.org