jeremywarne

If your site has a large number of categories, it can be helpful to be able to search through them rather than scrolling to find the one you need. This plugin adds a text box to the category list which filters the list in place, rather than providing an AJAX autocorrect, so it’s very fast.

Category filter

Filter a large number of categories when editing posts.

ammar.shahraki

Blog Post Filter is a plugin that allow the site administrator selects which categories should be shown on the site frontpage. Only posts that are in the selected categories would be shown on the site main loop.
Major features of Blog Post filter include:
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<li>Simplicity: In contrast with similar plugin this plugin is very simple and easy to use.</li>
<li>Efficiency: The plugin has a minimum processing overhead on the site.</li>
<li>Multilingual: Supports Persian and English admin page translation.</li>
</ul>

Blog Post Filter

in fact I am the publisher of the plugin and it's natural that I rate it the best.
But, indeed it does the work that is expected without adding any complexity. Just install it and select the categories that you would like to appear on the front page.



Simple and effective

Blog Post Filter filters frontpage posts by their categories.

Category filter vs Blog Post Filter