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Categories in Hierarchical Order

v1.3.1Not updated in over a year

Categories in Hierarchical Order plugin maintains the hierarchical order of categories list in the Category tab under your WordPress Admin Post Editor …

by Amit Sonkhiya · Website

categorycustom taxonomyhierarchyordertaxonomy
Rank
#4,784 24h -2 · 7d 5
Est. installs
2,524 High confidence
Total downloads
34K all time
Rating
5.0 ★ 14 reviews
Official installs
2,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 5.6.22 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

5.9 years ago

Last release

Version
1.3.1
Requires WP
3.0
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2014

About Categories in Hierarchical Order

Categories in Hierarchical Order is a WordPress plugin by Amit Sonkhiya, first published on WordPress.org in 2014. It has 2,000+ active installations and 33,597 downloads in total, and ranks #4,784 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 5 places. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 14 reviews. Version 1.3.1 was released 5.9 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 5.6.22 and requires WordPress 3.0 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under category, custom taxonomy, hierarchy, order and taxonomy. Plugins with a similar focus include Category Icon, Taxonomy Switcher and Select All Categories and Taxonomies, Change Checkbox to Radio Buttons.

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