Category Search adds the option to display category names in search results. Useful when you have a lot of categories.
As of April 2026, Category Search is a WordPress search plugin with 30 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 7.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: String locator.
Category Search adds the option to display category names in search results. Useful when you have a lot of categories and you want to display them as a part of search results.
Plugin by Vladimir Prelovac.
This file is part of Category Search.
Category Search is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Category Search is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
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| WordPress | 2.0+ requiredTested up to 4.2.39 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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