Hierarchical Link Categories
Convert WordPress' link categories to be hierarchical with this simple plugin.
3(2 reviews)
·90 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, Hierarchical Link Categories is a WordPress link plugin with 90 active installations and a 3/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.6K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Permalinks.
3/52 reviews
90active installs
7.6K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Finally, Choose Parent Categories for Link Categories
One of the problems with WordPress’ built-in blogroll/bookmark functionality is that you can’t choose to create nested categories (sub-categories) for the links. This is silly, and makes the functionality nearly useless.
Treat yourself to some nested blogroll categories
This plugin allows link categories to have parent categories (makes link categories “hierarchical”), saving you time and maybe even saving the world.
The plugin also now includes a widget!
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.0.1
- Enabled the Link Manager in WordPress 3.5 and higher. You won’t need to the install Link Manager plugin to do this.
Contributors
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