Custom Category Template
This plugin lets you select a specific template for a category, just like pages
3.3(9 reviews)
·2.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Custom Category Template is a WordPress category plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 3.3/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 39K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 9% this week. Top alternative: Pages with category and tag.
3.3/59 reviews
2.0K+active installs
39K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Simple lightweight plugin that lets you select a specific template for a category each, just like page template
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Great, but can be hard coded
by Honey Bramble·3 years ago
A nice plugin if you don’t have time to hardcode your theme, but overall it works just great. Love using it to make each category have it’s own unique, heavily modified template.
Good plugin!
by Luan Nguyen·10 years ago
Thanks author! this plugin is useful.
Simple but functional!
by another-webmaster·10 years ago
Would be nice to be able selecting also the default template when needed again (is possible when just making duplicate of the org cat template and renaming but that should not be the way to do and is maybe just our problem).
Also an update would not harm imho, therefore 4 out of 5.
Doesn't work
by Dumnoniidesign·11 years ago
Doesn’t work with WPML v3.1.8.1
Time Waste
by manju.php·11 years ago
If at all you want to use this plugin better to code your self,you can save more time.Such a worth less plugin,you need to hard code even if you use this plugin.
Download Trends
Today: 7Yesterday: 12This week: 48Period total: 1K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.9.2+ requiredTested up to 4.7.0 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.4
99.4%
v0.3
0.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.4 Fixed Saving and switching back to default issue.
0.3 added template selection to add new category screen, plugin row links.
0.2 fixed class name bug which caused a fatal error.
0.1 initial release.
Contributors
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