List categories
by Fernando Briano 4.5 (15 reviews)

List categories

Simple plugin to display categories in any post or page with a shortcode.

List categories ranks #3,104 among WordPress.org plugins with 5,000+ active installations, is #73 of 1,454 in the Taxonomy category, a 4.5/5 rating from 15 reviews, and was last updated Sep 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4
v0.5 Current Version v0.5
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 13 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on
#73 of 1,454 in Taxonomy Top 5% by installs Downloads -28.4% this week
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#3,104
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Active Installs
5K+
-10.3%
KW Avg Position
7.3
0.3 worse
Downloads
78.4K
+11 today
Support Resolved
100%
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Rating
90%
Review 4.5 out of 5
4.5 (15 reviews)

Next Milestone 6K

Total Progress 54.1%
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2,949 3,026 3,104 3,182 3,259 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
3,099 3,106 3,113 3,119 3,126 23-10-2026 24-10-2026 25-10-2026 26-10-2026 27-10-2026 28-10-2026 29-10-2026 30-10-2026 31-10-2026 01-11-2026 02-11-2026 03-11-2026 04-11-2026 05-11-2026 06-11-2026 07-11-2026
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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5
15 reviews
Overall 90%
5
11 (73%)
4
3 (20%)
3
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1
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Support Threads Overview

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Unresolved
1
Total Threads
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
100%
Resolution Rate

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. List categories [list-categories] < 0.5

    CVE-2024-4356 · Fixed in v0.5

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and content editors who want to display category or tag lists inside posts and pages. It solves this by providing a shortcode interface to the wp_list_categories function, letting any of its parameters be passed as shortcode attributes.

  • Shortcode to display categories
  • Order categories by post count
  • List tags via taxonomy parameter
  • Supports any WordPress taxonomy
  • Uses wp_list_categories function parameters
  • Hierarchical indented category display
  • CSS classes for styling category lists
  • Multicolumn CSS layout support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about List categories

List categories has 5,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
List categories holds a 4.5 out of 5 star rating based on 15 user reviews on WordPress.org.
List categories is developed by Fernando Briano and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
List categories requires WordPress 3.3 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
List categories has been downloaded 78,351+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of List categories is 0.5. It was last updated on September 13, 2026.
Yes. List categories is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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