Pretty Sidebar Categories
Display posts from selected taxonomies in your sidebars. Multiple formats including featured images are possible.
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·90 active installs·Updated 13 years agoAs of April 2026, Pretty Sidebar Categories is a WordPress post plugin with 90 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 16K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.0.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Post Type Switcher.
5/51 reviews
90active installs
16K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Display posts from selected taxonomies in your sidebars. Multiple formats including featured images are possible.
Features
- Display posts with additional options from any or all entries in a slected taxonomy in your sidebars.
- Option to display on posts in the same categories as the current post on single post pages.
- Fully templated – add more templates in your own theme and select them in your widgets. Includes four templates.
- Creates two new image sizes for use in widgets – set the sizes on the options screen.
- Use the category title or write your own title, even link the title to the category (if one selected).
Languages
This plugin includes the following translations. Translations listed with no translator were created by the plugin developer using Google Translate. If you…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.0.2+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.2 – December 28th, 2012
- Fixed an issue with the widget form to allow selection of sort order.
- Fixed an issue where category descriptions were not being used correctly.
- Fixed a bug that failed to use the category name when the widget title was left blank.
Contributors
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