by Nilambar Sharma 4.8 (34 reviews)

NS Category Widget

Name: NS Category Widget
Rating: 4.8 (34 reviews)
Author: Nilambar Sharma

A plugin to add widget for listing Categories and Taxonomies. Extending Default WordPress Category Widget.

NS Category Widget ranks #6,167 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #797 of 8,543 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 34 reviews, and was last updated Sep 12, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8 (Current: 7.1)

v4.1.6 Current Version v4.1.6

Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 12 Sep, 2025

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#797 of 8,543 in Customization Top 10% by installs Downloads -45.1% this week No update in over a year

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Rank

#6,167

-3 this week

Active Installs

1K+

-32.8%

KW Avg Position

139.3

0.7 better

Downloads

42.1K

+1 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (34 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 47.6%

1K+ 2K+

1,027

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8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

34 reviews

Overall 96%

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Security History

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.1.6
Last Updated: Sep 12, 2025
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 6.8
PHP Version: 7.2.24 or higher
Author: Nilambar Sharma

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 34
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

category listing sidebar taxonomy widget

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want more control over how their category and taxonomy widgets look and behave. It solves the problem of the default WordPress Category widget having too few customization options.