by WP-EXPERTS.IN 4.5 (27 reviews)

WP Categories Widget

Name: WP Categories Widget
Rating: 4.5 (27 reviews)
Author: WP-EXPERTS.IN

Display the list of categories for any taxonomies type (WooCommerce Product Category, Blog Category, Project Category...etc) in sidebar

WP Categories Widget ranks #2,828 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, a 4.5/5 rating from 27 reviews, and was last updated Feb 16, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9.7 (Current: 7.1)

v2.8.1 Current Version v2.8.1

Updated 7 months ago Last Update on 16 Feb, 2026

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

Top 5% by installs Downloads -11.3% this week

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#2,828

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Active Installs

6K+

-11%

KW Avg Position

7.8

1 worse

Downloads

121K

+22 today

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Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (27 reviews)

Next Milestone 7K

Total Progress 68.1%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.5

27 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 days ago

Aug 10, 2023

WP Categories Widget [wp-categories-widget] < 2.3

CVE-2023-31220 · Fixed in v2.3

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.8.1
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0+
Tested Up To: 6.9.7
PHP Version: 8.0 or higher
Author: WP-EXPERTS.IN

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 27
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to show category lists from any taxonomy type in a sidebar. It solves the problem of displaying categories (WooCommerce, blog, project, or custom taxonomies) as a widget, with options to control layout and appearance.