Change the template for category and post in category base on your category ID
As of April 2026, Template Base On Category is a WordPress category plugin with 10 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 2.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Pages with category and tag.
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This plugin allow you to select the theme ( template ) base on category in edit or add Category screen in WordPress\’s admin and all the post in category will be change also.
This plugin is safe and speed, no custom SQL query.
Remember: Do not change the theme after you update category theme, if you change or remove theme the category will be white screen error, so remember to set the theme of the category to \”default\” before you remove theme/template.
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| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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