This is simple plugin which forces the users to select atleast one category from the list while publishing a new post.
As of April 2026, Force Post Category Selection is a WordPress post plugin with 100 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 10 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.x+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
This is a simple plugin which is designed to help the posters who some times forget to select the post category and post is published under default category. Once activated, this plugin will force the users to select post category while adding new post to wordpress site. Whenever User tries to publish a post without selecting category, it will give an alert to the user and also highlight the category selection area so that user can see from where to select the post category.
Moreover, If poster hasn’t selected the category while clicking on publish button, it will save the post as draft under default, so no need to worry about loosing the post content in any case due to this plugin.
| WordPress | 3.x+ requiredTested up to 4.x |
| PHP | false+ required |
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