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Parent Category Toggler

Automatically toggle the parent categories when a sub category is selected.

By Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)·Parent·Free
4.8(15 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, Parent Category Toggler is a WordPress Parent plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 15 reviews. It has been downloaded 83K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 39% this week. Top alternative: Custom Post Type Parents.

4.8/515 reviews
10K+active installs
83K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008

Overview

Automatically toggle the parent categories when a sub category is selected.

1.3.4

  • Compatibility updates for WordPress 4.8

1.3.3

  • Tested with WP 4.4

1.3.2

  • Only load plugin assets on post (CPT included) new/edit pages in wp-admin ( Props bishoya )

1.3.1

  • Verify working with WP 4.0 Alpha

1.3

  • Updated functionality to 3.7.1

1.2

  • Added filter super_category_toggler to control which taxonomies will automagically toggle ( Props guar )

1.03

  • Plugin maint taken over by Ben Lobaugh due to abandonment
  • Tested up to version updated
  • Bumped back into the repository
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Ratings & Reviews

4.815 reviews
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Recent Reviews

It still works well today!
by daro2013·4 years ago

The plugin works as it says. I have a suggestion: can you add a functionality so that when users UNCHECK a parent category, all its child categories are UNCHECKED automatically?

Excellent
by Aram Ghazaryan·5 years ago

Thank you very much
it works perfectly ~

Works well
by clk87·7 years ago

Does exactly what it says.

Thank you

Should have been part of WordPress
by certainlyakey·8 years ago

A native-like experience.

Not bad but …
by GDY·8 years ago

… it also unchecks the parent category if you uncheck a child even if there are other childs of that parent that are still checked.

This seems like a bug to me.

  • This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by GDY.

Download Trends

Today: 8Yesterday: 12This week: 83Period total: 9K

Compatibility

WordPress2.5+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v1.3
100.0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Contributors

guarguarNikhil VimalNikhil VimalBen Lobaugh (blobaugh)Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)freshmusefreshmuse
Plugin Info
Version
1.3.4
Last Updated
Nov 28, 2017
WP Requires
2.5+
Tested Up To
4.8.28
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10K+
Downloads
83K+
Added
Dec 8, 2008
Business
Free

Tags

parenttogglecategory

Developer

B
Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)
11 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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