Plugin info

Total downloads: 859
Active installs: 30
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 4/7/2025 (268 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 4/7/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 6.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: 7.0

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 268 days ago • 1 reviews

40/100

Is Category Filter Block abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 268 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 6.5
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: 7.0

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Description

The category filter block allows you to filter posts displayed with the standard Query Loop block by category, without page refresh. The Interactivity API is fully supported.

Features

✅ The category filter can be displayed as links or as a select dropdown field.
✅ You can display a post count number near each category.
✅ Custom All Categories text
✅ Works without page refresh (AJAX + Interactivity API)

Pro features

✅ Custom taxonomies are supported.
✅ Sort categories (terms) in the filter alphabetically, by post count, or in a custom order.
✅ The filter can be displayed as buttons with the possibility of style customization (color, background color, border, border radius, etc).

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Installation

Automatic Install

  1. Log into your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins → Add New
  2. Search for “Category Filter Block”
  3. Click “Install Now” under the “Category Filter Block” plugin
  4. Click “Activate Now”

Manual Install

  1. Download the plugin from the download button on this page
  2. Unzip the file, and upload the resulting category-filter-block folder to your /wp-content/plugins directory
  3. Log into your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins
  4. Click “Activate” under the “Category Filter Block” plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

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Screenshots

  1. Category Filter block in the Inserter

    Category Filter block in the Inserter

  2. Category Filter block settings

    Category Filter block settings

Changelog

1.0

  • Initial release