Front-end Categories
A tiny and super simple plugin for creating categories and sub-categories on the WordPress front-end using Ajax.
5(3 reviews)
·10 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Front-end Categories is a WordPress Frontend plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Prevent Browser Caching.
5/53 reviews
10active installs
3.3K+total downloads
13 yearssince 2013
Overview
Front-end Categories is a tiny and super simple plugin for creating categories and sub-categories on the WordPress front-end using Ajax.
The plugin comes with two shortcodes for use:
- [front-end-cat] will add a form consisting of a text input and submit button to create a category.
- [front-end-subcat] will add another form consisting of a text input, dropdown of existing categories to choose from and a submit button.
The forms can be used independently of each other (neither one needs the other to work) and all output messages are wrapped in span tags with appropriate classes for easy styling.
Any problems / queries / feature requests / etc. please leave a message on the support tab.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.2.2
- Fixed compatibility with WordPress 3.9.2 (categories are now created and status messages are shown again).
- New categories/sub-categories are submitted via Ajax so the page doesn’t have to reload.
Contributors
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