This widget displays top level categories in multiple columns.
As of April 2026, Multicolumn Category Widget is a WordPress widget plugin with 300 active installations and a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 17K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
This widget displays top level categories in multiple columns.
After installation, just add the widget to desired sidebar or footer and optionally enter a custom title and the number of columns to be displayed.
By default two columns are used, but you can set any number of columns you like in the backend.
Also see details at http://arnowelzel.de/wp/en/projects/wordpress/multicolumn-category-widget.
| WordPress | 3.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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