by vinoth06 3.4 (0 reviews)

Category Widget

Name: Category Widget
Author: vinoth06

Display post by drop-down or list by category or categories using Widgets.

Category Widget ranks #10,542 among WordPress.org plugins with 300+ active installations, is #1,374 of 8,549 in the Customization category, a 3.4/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Nov 12, 2016. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 4.6 (Current: 7.1)

v2.0.2 Current Version v2.0.2

Updated 9 years ago Last Update on 12 Nov, 2016

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,374 of 8,549 in Customization Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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#10,542

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Active Installs

300+

-74.6%

KW Avg Position

N/A

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Downloads

24.5K

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Support Resolved

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Rating

68%

Review 3.4 out of 5

3.4 (0 reviews)

Next Milestone 400

Total Progress -22100%

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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

May 2, 2025 UNPATCHED

Category Widget [category-widget] <= 2.0.2 (unfixed + closed)

CVE-2025-46515 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0.2
Last Updated: Nov 12, 2016
Requires WP: N/A+
Tested Up To: 4.6
PHP Version: N/A
Author: vinoth06

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 3.4
Reviews: 0
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

category based post category widget post title post-category widget

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to showcase blog posts by category in the sidebar or other widget areas. It solves the problem of manually curating category-based post lists by letting admins configure a dropdown or list widget with sorting, filtering, and display options.