Title: Advanced Categories Widget Author: darrinb Published: Май 2, 2016 Last modified: Август 11, 2016 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/advanced-categories-widget/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1408895) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/advanced-categories-widget/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1408895) # Advanced Categories Widget By [darrinb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dbmartin/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/advanced-categories-widget.1.2.zip) * [Details](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-categories-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-categories-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-categories-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-categories-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-categories-widget/) ## Description _Build a better category list._ The Advanced Categories Widget is a powerful and flexible category widget for WordPress that makes building and displaying custom category lists a snap. Organize your site in style with this highly customizable category widget! **Features** * Build multiple lists! * Select which categories to display. * Choose how to order your categories: name, post count, etc. * Set the order for displaying the categories. * Supports category thumbnails. * Set and preview custom thumbnail sizes, or choose from your site’s registered image sizes. * Show a description of each category. * Set and preview the length of the description. * Select the list format to match your site’s markup. Choose from:`ol`, `ul`, or` div`. * Show post count. * Choose the default (basic) CSS styling or roll your own. **Developer Features** This widget was built not only with end-users in mind, but also plugin developers. Almost every aspect of this widget is extensible through filters and action hooks. You can even add your own form fields to the widget form! * Need to remove a field from the widget form? Not a problem! Every field is passed through its own filter for easy customization. * Need to modify the output of the widget? Easy! The output is passed through numerous filters, allowing you to customize the post list to meet your project’s requirements. * For a full list of action hooks and filters, please see the plugin documentation: http://darrinb.com/plugins/advanced-categories-widget ## Screenshots * [[ * Multiple widget options. * [[ * Thumbnail size selection. * [[ * Preview your thumbnail size selection. * [[ * Preview your excerpt size selection. * [[ * Example list in sidebar. ## Installation #### From the WordPress.org plugin repository: * Download and install using the built-in WordPress plugin installer. * Activate in the Plugins” area of your admin by clicking the Activate” link. * No further setup or configuration is necessary. * Head on over to the Widgets screen or the Customizer to start building your lists! ## FAQ Where can I find documentation? The plugin’s official page: http://darrinb.com/plugins/advanced-categories-widget Can I contribute? Of course! Have an idea for a feature? Reach out on the plugin’s official page. Want to dive into the code? Jump right in! Feel free to submit pull requests for new ideas & enhancements! Check out the project’s GitHub page: https://github.com/dboutote/Advanced-Categories- Widget ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fe9d60315417946f559304066dd4a66ee4c33c43c1fdbe0c1e8d06e1619f0022? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great job!!!!!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-job-485/)󠁿 [Jesus Parrado Alameda](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gpjalameda/) Мартъи 31, 2017 You save me a lot of work, thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2916841bca92f255c55c3b4b2cb078258f27bd0a849d481bb940005ccc528226? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Useful for organizing categories to widgets](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/useful-for-organizing-categories-to-widgets/)󠁿 [geokongr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/geokongr/) Февраль 23, 2017 Very useful. In a future update i suggest to give the ability to translate the words Post/Posts. I did that by just editing the 372 line of the fileclass-advanced-categories- widget-views.php with the following code with the following: __(‘$type_text’, ‘advanced- categories-widget’) ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e4768b7b751522d044261a08f9b5764ace88505fc00acb6e53212348b7f9c002? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Neat and highly customisable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/neat-and-highly-customisable/)󠁿 [Ian Erlwanger](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ian-erlwanger/) Февраль 10, 2017 Very simple and easy to use. You need a little coding experience to get the most out of it, but with just cursory knowledge of CSS you can completely customise every aspect of the category display. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/323e70034ec141241884407ea98fb10b2555b0544a8a60bd3537f2d6027b339c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice way to present posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-way-to-present-posts/)󠁿 [cagraphicdesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cagraphicdesign/) Февраль 7, 2017 The look is clean and simple and the only plugin I found where I can easily select the categories to display. I used it in two separate widgets in one sidebar and it looks great ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6556be04edd55beaf4f3d471d619c93ee2a53876e6cd0ca24d665c7a61a0f7e2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-5363/)󠁿 [stevanator](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stevanator/) Январь 11, 2017 1 reply Saved me a lot of time ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fc33f907c281689ab775acd196d62eff621edfdaba4419726bd966663988f18e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Just what I was looking for!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/just-what-i-was-looking-for-259/)󠁿 [jrcollins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jrcollins/) Сентябрь 3, 2016 1 reply This plugin is highly customizable and easily configured. It’s a great way to show off your categories. [ Read all 9 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-categories-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Advanced Categories Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ darrinb ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dbmartin/) [Translate “Advanced Categories Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/advanced-categories-widget) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-categories-widget/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-categories-widget/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/advanced-categories-widget/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/advanced-categories-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.0 * Updated admin js to use Widgins core js * Updated admin css to use Widgins core css * Added functionality to remove widget option when widget instance is deleted. * Added uninstall.php #### 1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.2** * Last updated **10 years ago** * Active installations **800+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.5.33** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-categories-widget/) * Tags * [categories](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/categories/)[categories-widget](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/categories-widget/) [category](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category/)[category widget](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category-widget/) [post-category](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-category/) * [Advanced View](https://os.wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-categories-widget/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-categories-widget/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-categories-widget/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/advanced-categories-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ darrinb ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dbmartin/) ## Support Got something to say? 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