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Category Page Extender

Inserts posts into pages corresponding to category. Add on plugin for Category Page by pixline.net. Requieres an active installation of Category Page …

By grpsmglr00·Admin·Free
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·30 active installs·Updated 16 years ago
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As of April 2026, Category Page Extender is a WordPress admin plugin with 30 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Loginizer.

0/5Rating
30active installs
10K+total downloads
17 yearssince 2009

Overview

This plugin builds on the Category Page plugin making it possible to automatically insert posts into pages and subpages based on categories. You must have a current version of Category Page installed in order to function.
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Usage

To view complete instructions read here

Open up page.php in your template folder (you may also set up a seperate a Page Template)

For the most basic setup, insert the following below the loop statement in the page.php file:

<?php if( function_exists(page2cat_pages)){ page2cat_pages($post->ID);} ?>

I recommend you wrap the function in your standard post class. For example:

<div class="post">
<?php if( function_exists(page2cat_pages)){ page2cat_pages($post->ID);} ?>
</div>

Plugin Options

<?php if( function…
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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress2.2+ requiredTested up to 2.8.4
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0.3 – Fixed Firefox display error due to html comments in category-page-extender.php file

1.0.2 – Fixed page navigation

1.0.1 – Fixed header output error

1.0 – Original Release

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.0.3
Last Updated
Dec 31, 2009
WP Requires
2.2+
Tested Up To
2.8.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
30
Downloads
10K+
Added
Oct 1, 2009
Business
Free

Tags

adminpagescategorycategoriesformatting

Developer

G
grpsmglr00
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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