Enhanced Categories
A plugin for wordpress which allows you to list your categories in a sexier way. Very useful when you have a great number of categories.
The facts
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 14 Jul 2008
- Added
- Feb 2008
- Requires WP
- 2.5
- Tested up to
- WP 2.6
- Downloads
- 16,834
Our analysis
AI-assistedEnhanced Categories is a WordPress plugin that provides additional control over how categories are displayed on your site. It includes a widget that offers more options than the default category widget, such as showing RSS feeds, hiding empty categories, and managing the visibility of child categories with expandable buttons.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to customise their category listings beyond the standard options provided by WordPress. It requires jQuery to function properly but will still work in a limited capacity without JavaScript.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress users looking to enhance their category management and display options.
What it does well
- ✓Offers more options than the default WordPress category widget
- ✓Allows hiding of empty categories
- ✓Provides expandable buttons for child categories
- ✓Degrades gracefully without JavaScript
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in July 2008, which may affect compatibility with newer WordPress versions
- •Limited support and documentation available
Verdict
Enhanced Categories provides useful features for customising category listings, but its age may limit its effectiveness with modern WordPress installations.
From the developer
Vincent Mimoun-Prat's own description of Enhanced Categories, lightly tidied.
This plugin allows you to get better control on how your categories are listed. It provides a widget which lets you get more options than the default WordPress category widget (show RSS, hide empty categories, etc.). Furthermore, it allows to hide the children categories and use clickable buttons to expand them. The plugin requires jQuery to be included in your theme. It degrades nicely when javascript is not available to the usual WordPress category list.
All the instructions for installation, the support forums, a FAQ, etc. can be found on the plugin home page.
This plugin is available under the GPL license, which means that it’s free. If you use it for a commercial web site, if you appreciate my efforts or if you want to encourage me to develop and maintain it, please consider making a donation using Paypal, a secured payment solution. You just need to click the button on the plugin home page and follow the instructions.