Add an image to a category or taxonomy. Display a category image using either a template tag or a shortcode.
As of April 2026, RDV Category Image is a WordPress category image plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Categories Images.
RDV Category Image plugin allows you to add an image to a category, tag, or any custom taxonomies. Please review the code snippets below to display a category image on the category page template or any page or post.
Use template tag rdv_category_image_url(); with php echo function to get the category image url and then use it in an image tag.
<?php if(function_exists('rdv_category_image_url')){ echo rdv_category_image_url(); } ?>
Use this template tag rdv_category_image(); in the category template file to display the category image directly.
<?php if(function_exists('rdv_category_image')){ rdv_category_image(); } ?>
Use the shortcode in page or post or a page builder template to display a category image. The basic shortcode without attributes [rdv_category_image] will…
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
intval() for image IDs) and improved attribute/URL escaping.…and 5 more changes
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