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WP Categories Widget

by WP-EXPERTS.IN · 6,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
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Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Categories Widget
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Categories Widget still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Feb 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 16 Feb 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Categories Widget, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer india-web-developer since Sep 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Categories Widget removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Categories Widget safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.3). Not on the exploited list. 10 Aug 2023 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Categories Widget update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.8.1. No one-star spike after it. 16 Feb 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
india-web-developer16 Sep 2016 to 16 Feb 2026, 62 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
9 months ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Categories Widget
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Feb 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.

Rating distribution
5 star22
4 star2
3 star0
2 star1
1 star2

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.3).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
10 Aug 2023WP Categories Widget <= 2.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.22.38

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Categories Widget
4 May 202685
11 May 2026190
18 May 2026189
25 May 2026183
1 Jun 2026171
8 Jun 2026184
15 Jun 2026139
22 Jun 2026134
29 Jun 2026131
6 Jul 2026149
13 Jul 2026144
20 Jul 2026158
27 Jul 2026159
3 Aug 2026162
10 Aug 2026163
17 Aug 2026164
24 Aug 2026137
31 Aug 2026122
7 Sep 2026128
14 Sep 2026161
21 Sep 2026150
28 Sep 2026153
5 Oct 2026152
12 Oct 2026135
19 Oct 2026240
26 Oct 2026208
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.8.1
AuthorWP-EXPERTS.IN
Added16 Sep 2016
Last updated16 Feb 2026
Active installs6,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP8.0
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping > Product Management & Catalogs
Tagsposts-widget, custom widget, category widget, taxonomy widget, product categories widget

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Questions

Is WP Categories Widget still maintained?

Yes. Last release 16 Feb 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Categories Widget, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer india-web-developer since Sep 2016.

Was WP Categories Widget removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is WP Categories Widget safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.3). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WP Categories Widget update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.8.1. No one-star spike after it.

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