Enhanced Categories
A plugin for wordpress which allows you to list your categories in a sexier way. Very useful when you have a great number of categories.
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·200 active installs·Updated 17 years agoAs of April 2026, Enhanced Categories is a WordPress sidebar plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 17 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar….
0/5Rating
200active installs
16K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
This plugin allows you to get better control on how your categories are listed. It provides a widget which lets you get more options than the default WordPress category widget (show RSS, hide empty categories, etc.). Furthermore, it allows to hide the children categories and use clickable buttons to expand them. The plugin requires jQuery to be included in your theme. It degrades nicely when javascript is not available to the usual WordPress category list.
All the instructions for installation, the support forums, a FAQ, etc. can be found on the plugin home page.
This plugin is available under the GPL license, which means that it’s free. If you use it for a commercial web site, if you appreciate my efforts or if you want to encourage me to develop and maintain it, please consider ma…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.5+ requiredTested up to 2.6 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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