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by Chandrika Sista 5 (3 reviews)

Category Dropdown by GCS Design

Display a parent and child categories in a dropdown. Works with custom taxonomies and WooCommerce product categories.

Category Dropdown by GCS Design ranks #6,519 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Oct 9, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.6 (Current: 7.1)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 09 Oct, 2024
Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on
Top 10% by installs Downloads -5.9% this week No update in over a year
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Rank
#6,519
+18 this week
Active Installs
1K+
-28.8%
KW Avg Position
36
0.8 better
Downloads
20.9K
+8 today
Support Resolved
0%
— No change
Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (3 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 29.3%
1K+ 2K+
1,399
Ranks to Climb
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Growth Needed
8,000,000
Active Installs
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Rank Changes

6,511 6,519 6,527 6,535 6,543 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026 17-09-2026
6,471 6,490 6,509 6,528 6,547 02-09-2026 03-09-2026 04-09-2026 05-09-2026 06-09-2026 07-09-2026 08-09-2026 09-09-2026 10-09-2026 11-09-2026 12-09-2026 13-09-2026 14-09-2026 15-09-2026 16-09-2026 17-09-2026
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Active Installs 0,000,000+
Growth +0.0%
Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
3 reviews
Overall 100%
5
3 (100%)
4
0 (0%)
3
0 (0%)
2
0 (0%)
1
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

  1. UNPATCHED

    Category Dropdown by GCS Design [wp-category-dropdown] <= 1.9 (unfixed)

    CVE-2025-58239 · No fix released

  2. Category Dropdown by GCS Design [wp-category-dropdown] < 1.9

    CVE-2024-8103 · Fixed in v1.9

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Plugin Details

Version
trunk
Last Updated
Oct 09, 2024
Requires WP
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.6
PHP Version
7.0 or higher
Author
Chandrika Sista

Support & Rating

Rating
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews
3
Support Threads
0
Resolved
0%

Keywords

Ajax WordPress category Parent and Child Categories WordPress Category Dropdown child category dropdown

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to let visitors browse content by category using a dropdown menu. It solves the problem of navigating parent and child categories, including custom taxonomies and WooCommerce product categories, without a full category listing.

  • Parent and child category dropdown
  • Custom taxonomies support
  • WooCommerce product categories support
  • Shortcode display option
  • Widget display option
  • Auto-redirect to category page

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Category Dropdown by GCS Design

Category Dropdown by GCS Design has 1,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Category Dropdown by GCS Design holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 3 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Category Dropdown by GCS Design is developed by Chandrika Sista and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Category Dropdown by GCS Design requires WordPress 5.0 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 6.6 and needs PHP 7.0 or newer.
Category Dropdown by GCS Design has been downloaded 20,931+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Category Dropdown by GCS Design is trunk. It was last updated on October 9, 2024.
Yes. Category Dropdown by GCS Design is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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