WP Categories Metabox Extended
WP Categories Metabox Extended plugin allows you to search and assign Categories to your post in your WordPress editor.
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·10 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, WP Categories Metabox Extended is a WordPress admin plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.3.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Redux Framework.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
1.4K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
WP Categories Metabox Extended extends the Category metabox on your WordPress editor. Once installed the Category metabox gets a search bar with which you search Categories. Also, this is only seen on “Add New Post” screen in the WordPress Admin dashboard.
From WordPress 5.0, the search bar is included with the Categories metabox. In case you choose to use the Classic editor by using plugins like Disable Gutenberg, then WP Categories Metabox Extended plugin will continue to extend the Categories metabox for the default “Post” post type.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22 |
| PHP | 5.3.0+ required |
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Changelog
v1.1.0 (Dev time: 3 hours)
– Improved README file
– Refactored the plugin
– Made compatible with WordPress v5.0 (Gutenberg)
v1.0.2 (Dev time: 0.5 hours)
– Removed Console logs
v1.0.1 (Dev time: 0.5 hours)
– Fixed typographical errors in README
– Included screenshots
v1.0.0 (Dev time: 18.5 hours)
– Ideation
– Plugin planning &
– Initial development
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