by Nick Halsey 4.7 (21 reviews)

List Custom Taxonomy Widget

Name: List Custom Taxonomy Widget
Rating: 4.7 (21 reviews)
Author: Nick Halsey

The List Custom Taxonomy Widget is a quick and easy way to display custom taxonomies. Simply choose the taxonomy name you want to display from an auto …

List Custom Taxonomy Widget ranks #2,306 among WordPress.org plugins with 8,000+ active installations, is #411 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4.7/5 rating from 21 reviews, and was last updated Jul 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)

v4.2 Current Version v4.2

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 19 Jul, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#411 of 8,848 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -20.3% this week

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KW Avg Position

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Downloads

119K

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Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (21 reviews)

Next Milestone 9K

Total Progress 97.8%

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Source: WPVulnerability

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

Apr 22, 2024

List Custom Taxonomy Widget [list-custom-taxonomy-widget] < 4.2

CVE-2024-32833 · Fixed in v4.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.2
Last Updated: Jul 19, 2026
Requires WP: 3.3+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Nick Halsey

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 21
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who use custom taxonomies and want to display them in sidebar widgets. It solves the problem of listing custom taxonomies alongside standard categories by extending the built-in categories widget's functionality to custom taxonomies.

Auto-populated taxonomy selection list
Customizable widget title
Multiple widgets in same sidebar
Multiple widgets across different sidebars
Dropdown display option
Several display options

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about List Custom Taxonomy Widget

I'll save you the hassle of downloading the plugin and digging through its source code. Just use the wp_list_categories() function in your theme (or plugin) to display custom taxonomies as a list, and use wp_dropdown_categories for a dropdown (this one does require some supplementary html). This plugin is essentially a widget UI shell for these functions. If you want to use the plugin's code for it, go right ahead, but it really does just widgetize those functions.

There is no (need for a) settings page. Simply go to Appearance -> Customize -> Widgets, select the widget area where you want to add the widget, and add the List Custom Taxonomy widget.

If you'd like to do something outside of the configuration options of this plugin, look at the WordPress Codex documentation on the function this plugin implements, wp_list categories. If this function can do it, the plugin can do it with minor edits, just look in list-custom-taxonomy-widget.php in the plugin editor.