Plugin info

Total downloads: 2,763
Active installs: 40
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 2/9/2025 (324 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 6/21/2018 (7 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 3.0.1
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.7.4
Minimum PHP version: 8.2.0

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 324 days ago • 2 reviews

40/100

Is Simple Category List abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 324 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 3.0.1
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: 8.2.0

Developers

Languages

Similar & Alternatives

Explore plugins with similar tags, and compare key metrics like downloads, ratings, updates, support, and WP/PHP compatibility.

No similar plugins found yet.

Description

Major features in Simple category list include:

  • Automatically show the category listing on to the front end.
  • Support the custom post types taxonomy.
  • Dynamic Shortcode use anywhere
  • Fully free plugin
  • Support parent child category lists (Category and sub-category)
  • User friendly

Usage on editor:

  [category_list custom_taxonomy="TAXONOMY NAME HERE"]

Use this shortcode for page template:

  

Settings

Settings > Category list

1) Go to setting section
2) Click on the category list
3) Set the valid taxonomy name
4) Exclude option for the categories (Optional)
4) Enter the title (Optional)
5) Use the shortcode on the template file or editor

Installation

Upload the Simple category list plugin to your blog:

  1. Upload the category list plugin to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Frequently Asked Questions

No FAQ available

Review feed

nziniwal
6/26/2018

Nice and awesome Plugin

Every one can install this plugin and easily use on the website. Very helpful plugin for category listing. User friendly plugin. Thanks.

Screenshots

Changelog

1.1

Release Date – 19 June 2018*
* This is the current and latest version.

1.2

  • Fix the design for front end category listing
  • Bug fixes
  • linking on category listing

1.3

  • Fix the bugs for the post type and replace by taxonomy name
  • Exclude option for the category lists

1.4

  • Fix the bugs for latest php and wordpress version.
  • Exclude Category with multiple comma saperated category names.
  • Improvement into the shortcode creation.