robfelty

<p>Collapsing Categories creates an expandable list of categories and<br />
subcategories. It can also expand to show posts. The primary usage is as a<br />
widget, but you can also use the code in your theme manually if you wish (see<br />
installation instructions)</p>
<h3>Options</h3>
<p>Options can be set<br />
from the block panel. If you wish to insert the code into your theme manually<br />
instead of using a widget, you can use the following options. These options<br />
can be given to the <code>collapsCat()</code> function either as an array or in query<br />
style, in the same manner as the <code>wp_list_categories</code> function.</p>
<pre><code>$defaults=array(
   'showPostCount' => true,
   'inExclude' => 'exclude',
   'inExcludeCats' => '',
   'showPosts' => true, 
   'showPages' => false,
   'linkToCat' => true,
   'olderThan' => 0,
   'excludeAll' => '0',
   'catSortOrder' => 'ASC',
   'catSort' => 'catName',
   'postSortOrder' => 'ASC',
   'postSort' => 'postTitle',
   'expand' => '0',
   'defaultExpand' => '',
   'postTitleLength' => 0,
   'accordion' => 0,
   'catfeed' => 'none',
   'taxonomy' => 'category',
   'showPostDate' => false,
   'postDateAppend' => 'after',
   'postDateFormat' => 'm/d',
   'useCookies' => true,
   'showTopLevel' => true,
   'postsBeforeCats' => false,
   'expandCatPost' => true,
   'debug'=>'0'
);
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>inExclude
<ul>
<li>Whether to include or exclude certain categories
<ul>
<li>‘exclude’ (default) </li>
<li>‘include’</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>inExcludeCats
<ul>
<li>The categories which should be included or excluded</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>showPages
<ul>
<li>Whether or not to include pages as well as posts. Default if false</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>linkToCat
<ul>
<li>1 (true), clicking on a category title will link to the category archive (default)</li>
<li>0 (false), clicking on a category title expands and collapses </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>catSort
<ul>
<li>How to sort the categorys. Possible values:
<ul>
<li>‘catName’ the title of the category (default)</li>
<li>‘catId’ the Id of the category</li>
<li>‘catSlug’ the url of the category</li>
<li>‘catCount’ the number of posts in the category</li>
<li>‘catOrder’ custom order specified in the categorys settings</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>catSortOrder
<ul>
<li>Whether categories should be sorted in normal or reverse<br />
order. Possible values:</p>
<ul>
<li>‘ASC’ normal order (a-z 0-9) (default)</li>
<li>‘DESC’ reverse order (z-a 9-0)  </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>postSort
<ul>
<li>How to sort the posts. Possible values:
<ul>
<li>‘postDate’ the date of the post (default)</li>
<li>‘postId’ the Id of the post</li>
<li>‘postTitle’ the title of the post</li>
<li>‘postComment’ the number of comments on the post</li>
<li>‘postOrder’ sort by menu order</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>postSortOrder
<ul>
<li>Whether post should be sorted in normal or reverse<br />
order. Possible values:</p>
<ul>
<li>‘ASC’ normal order (a-z 0-9) (default)</li>
<li>‘DESC’ reverse order (z-a 9-0)  </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>expand
<ul>
<li>The symbols to be used to mark expanding and collapsing. Possible values:
<ul>
<li>‘0’ Triangles (default)</li>
<li>‘1’ + –</li>
<li>‘2’ [+] [-]</li>
<li>‘3’ images (you can upload your own if you wish)</li>
<li>‘4’ custom symbols</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>customExpand
<ul>
<li>If you have selected ‘4’ for the expand option, this character will be<br />
used to mark expandable link categories</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>customCollapse
<ul>
<li>If you have selected ‘4’ for the expand option, this character will be<br />
used to mark collapsible link categories</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>postTitleLength
<ul>
<li>Truncate post titles to this number of characters (default: 0 = don’t<br />
truncate)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>accordion
<ul>
<li>When set to true, expanding one category closes all others at that level</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>catfeed
<ul>
<li>Whether to add a link to the rss feed for a category. Possible values:
<ul>
<li>‘none’ (default)</li>
<li>‘text’ shows RSS</li>
<li>‘image’ shows an RSS icon</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>taxonomy
<ul>
<li>Type of taxonmy to display. Possible values:
<ul>
<li>‘category’ (default)</li>
<li>‘link_category’</li>
<li>‘post_tag’</li>
<li>‘both’ (categories and tags)</li>
<li>any other registered taxononmy (e.g. recipe press uses recipe-categories)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>showPostDate
<ul>
<li>When true, show the date of each post</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>postDateAppend
<ul>
<li>Show the date before or after the post title. Possible values:
<ul>
<li>‘after’ (default)</li>
<li>‘before’</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>postDateFormat
<ul>
<li>What format the post date is in. This uses the standard php date<br />
formatting codes</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>useCookies
<ul>
<li>When true, expanding and collapsing of categories is remembered for each<br />
visitor. When false, categories are always display collapsed (unless<br />
explicitly set to auto-expand). Possible values:</p>
<ul>
<li>1 (true) (default)</li>
<li>0 (false)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>showTopLevel
<ul>
<li>When set to false, the top level category will not be shown. This could<br />
be useful if you only want to show subcategories from one particular<br />
top-level category</p>
<ul>
<li>1 (true) (default)</li>
<li>0 (false)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>postsBeforeCats
<ul>
<li>When set to true, posts in category X will be ordered before<br />
subcategories of category X</p>
<ul>
<li>1 (true)</li>
<li>0 (false) (default)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>expandCatPost
<ul>
<li>When set to true, any category to which a post is assigned will<br />
automatically be expanded on a single post page.</p>
<ul>
<li>1 (true) (default)</li>
<li>0 (false)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>showEmptyCat
<ul>
<li>When set to true, empty categories are shown
<ul>
<li>0 (false) (default)</li>
<li>1 (true) </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>debug
<ul>
<li>When set to true, extra debugging information will be displayed in the<br />
underlying code of your page (but not visible from the browser). Use<br />
this option if you are having problems</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<pre><code>collapsCat('catSort=ASC&expand=3&inExcludeCats=general,uncategorized')
</code></pre>
<p>This will produce a list with:<br />
* categories shown in alphabetical order<br />
* using images to mark collapsing and expanding<br />
* exclude posts from  the categories general and uncategorized</p>
<pre><code>`
</code></pre>
<p><?php<br />
                    echo '</p>
<ul>‘ . “\n”;<br />
                    if (function_exists(‘collapsCat’)) {<br />
                      collapsCat(array(<br />
                            ‘postSort’ => ‘postDate’,<br />
                            ‘postSortOrder’ => ‘DESC’,<br />
                        ) );<br />
                    } else {<br />
                      wp_get_categories(‘your_options_here’);<br />
                    }<br />
                    echo “</ul>
<p>\n”;<br />
                    ?><br />
    `</p>
<h3>Demo</h3>
<p>I use this plugin in my blog at http://robfelty.com</p>
<h3>CAVEAT</h3>
<p>Currently this plugin relies on Javascript to expand and collapse the links.<br />
If a user’s browser doesn’t support javascript they won’t see the links to the<br />
posts, but the links to the categories will still work (which is the default<br />
behavior in wordpress anyways)</p>


Collapsing Categories


	doesn't work with WP 4.9.1
	the code is terrible: it adds a big, ugly javascript in page with the widget html content. Never seen such an horror before.


Amateur work, avoid it.

doesn't work, bad coding

Adds a widget which uses Javascript to dynamically expand or collapse the set of posts for each category.

Marios Alexandrou

DigitalME

<h3>The Cleanest WordPress Category URL Plugin</h3>
<p>WordPress adds a mandatory <code>/category/</code> prefix to all your category URLs by default. No Category Base removes it completely — no setup, no code changes, no broken links.</p>
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<h3>What It Does</h3>
<p>Turn URLs like this:<br />
    mysite.com/category/my-category/</p>
<p>Into this:<br />
    mysite.com/my-category/</p>
<p>The plugin works automatically the moment you activate it. No settings to configure, no WordPress core files to modify. It also handles 301 redirects from old URLs so your SEO is never impacted.</p>
<h3>Who Is It For?</h3>
<p>No Category Base is ideal for bloggers, store owners, agencies, and anyone who wants cleaner, more professional WordPress URLs.</p>
<p>It is especially useful for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Stores using WooCommerce product categories</li>
<li>Content sites with deep category structures</li>
<li>Multilingual sites running WPML</li>
<li>Agencies managing multiple WordPress installations</li>
</ul>
<h3>Main Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Removes <code>/category/</code> base from all category permalinks automatically</li>
<li>No setup required — works out of the box</li>
<li>Handles 301 redirects from old category URLs</li>
<li>Compatible with subcategories and nested structures</li>
<li>Works with WordPress Multisite</li>
<li>Compatible with sitemap plugins</li>
<li>Zero overhead — barely affects site performance</li>
</ul>
<h3>Admin Settings Page</h3>
<p>The plugin adds a settings page under <strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> No Category Base</strong> with the following tabs:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Settings</strong> — View plugin status and flush rewrite rules</li>
<li><strong>Help</strong> — Access the live demo and quick-start guide</li>
<li><strong>⭐ Go Pro</strong> — Unlock advanced permalink management features</li>
<li><strong>URL Control</strong> (Pro) — Remove base slugs from tags and custom taxonomies</li>
<li><strong>Conflict Handler</strong> (Pro) — Detect and resolve slug collisions</li>
<li><strong>Redirects & 404</strong> (Pro) — Manage redirects and track 404 errors</li>
<li><strong>Dashboard</strong> (Pro) — Overview of URL changes, redirects, and SEO status</li>
<li><strong>WPML Advanced</strong> (Pro) — Translated slugs and hreflang management</li>
<li><strong>Import / Export</strong> (Pro) — Save and restore settings across sites</li>
</ul>
<h3>Compatible With</h3>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce</li>
<li>Elementor</li>
<li>SureCart</li>
<li>EasyCart</li>
<li>WPML</li>
<li>WordPress Multisite</li>
<li>All major sitemap plugins</li>
</ul>
<h3>Pro Version</h3>
<p>Upgrade to <a href="https://nocatwp.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">No Category Base Pro ⭐</a> to unlock:</p>
<ul>
<li>Custom taxonomy base removal (tags, product categories, and more)</li>
<li>Conflict detection and one-click resolution</li>
<li>Redirect manager with hit counts and 404 tracking</li>
<li>Preview mode and rollback</li>
<li>WPML translated slug management and hreflang audit</li>
<li>Import/export settings across multiple sites</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin optionally sends usage data to TRS Plugins<br />
when the site admin explicitly opts in. No data is collected without consent.<br />
Data sent may include: admin name, email, site URL, WP/PHP version, and<br />
plugin/theme list depending on the options selected.<br />
Privacy policy: https://trsplugins.com/privacy-policy/</p>


No Category Base (WPML)

This plugin removes the mandatory 'Category Base' from your category permalinks. It's compatible with WPML.

Collapsing Categories vs No Category Base (WPML)