Selective Reading
Allows website visitors to deselect categories they don't want to see on your blog.
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·10 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Selective Reading is a WordPress hide plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses….
0/5Rating
10active installs
1.7K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
For more information see http://www.amoss.me.uk/tag/selective-reading/
Features
- Category widget is updated with show/hide links for each category.
- Works for unregistered users (using cookies)
- Works for hierarchical categories
TODO/Planned Features
- AJAX Reload post list after change of selection (currently refreshes whole page)
- Configuration for contents of show/hide etc.
- Hide links when javascript is disabled (plugin depends on javascript)
- Tooltip when first clicked hide or show
- Strikethrough category name when hidden
- Notify when can’t unhide child due to hidden parent
- Clearer indication of hierarchical hiding when hierarchical display is disabled?
- Better error checking
- Autoformat code
- Support for WP super cache – does not currently function for unregistered users with this…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.4+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.3.1
- Tested with WP 3.8
Contributors
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