Displays the categories for a single post in the sidebar.
As of April 2026, Post’s Categories in Sidebar is a WordPress post plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
This plugin was created to show the categories for a single post in the sidebar.
The categories will be displayed in an unordered list.
You can choose the title for the widget in the sidebar if you wish.
If you’re using the plugin, please drop the link to your blog here.
Example:
<li id="cz_post_cat-3" class="widget-container widget_cz_post_cat">
<h3 class="widget-title">Topics</h3>
<div class="cz-post-cats">
<ul class="cz-cat-ul">
<li class="cz-cat-li"><a href="http://xxx.xxx.xxx/topic/facebook/">Facebook</a></li>
<li class="cz-cat-li"><a href="http://xxx.xxx.xxx/topic/jobs/">Jobs</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
</li>
It uses the is_single() que…
| WordPress | 2.0+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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