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Product Category Dropdowns

by Pektsekye · 800+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Product Category Dropdowns
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 12 months (last release 12 Oct 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.12 Oct 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
pektsekye4 Nov 2026 to 4 Nov 2026, 1 commits

New committer pektsekye made a first commit on 4 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
13 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+

Last release 12 Oct 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1. Release history builds as we see new versions.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.7 from 12 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star11
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

Momentum

800+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.0.0
AuthorPektsekye
Added30 Jul 2019
Last updated12 Oct 2025
Active installs800+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagscategory dropdowns, Product Categories, search by category, woocommerce categories, dependent category selects

Other plugins by this author: Simple Product Options for WooCommerce, Year Make Model Search for WooCommerce, Attribute Dropdowns, Notify Odoo, Lenses Prescription, Date Price Calendar for WooCommerce, POFW CSV Export-Import, Exploded View Filter, POFW Option Images, POFW Option CSS, POFW Option Description, POFW Option Default

Questions

Is Product Category Dropdowns still maintained?

Product Category Dropdowns was last updated on 12 Oct 2025. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Product Category Dropdowns safe?

Product Category Dropdowns has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Product Category Dropdowns?

The wordpress.org author is Pektsekye. Recent committers: pektsekye. New committer pektsekye made a first commit on 4 Nov 2026.

What can I use instead of Product Category Dropdowns?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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