Widgetized categories is the plugin that allows the user to add the categories widget in the sidebar with additional options.

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After user installs and activates the plugin the new widget will appear in the widget page of your WordPress website back-end.
User can drag the widget in any of the sidebars and create as much instances of it as he/she wants.
Additional options that are available are: 
1) Categories to exclude – insert id’s of the categories you want to exclude from the front end sidebar separated by comma 
2) Single category to display – if you want to display only one category with it’s subcategories just enter it’s id in this input field 
3) Display post count – if you choose yes the post count will show up next to the category name or if you choose no the post count won’t be displayed

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