Safely add, remove, or replace WooCommerce product categories from the native product bulk editor.
Alternatives to Forgot the Category
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List category postsv0.96.0
Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.
Primary Catv0.3
Set a primary category for your posts... and then do stuff with it. [primary-cat]
Author Category Revivalv1.0.5
Restrict authors categories to specific categories with default category selection. Perfect for multi-author sites.
Force users to select a taxonomy term when publishing posts. For example, make category or tags required
Force users to select a product category when creating or editing WooCommerce Products. For example, make category required.
Let authenticated users create and edit posts from the frontend — no wp-admin needed. Built for Avada, works with any theme.
Auto-files new posts into the right category and adds an SEO title, meta description, and tags on publish. For AI publishing tools and more.
Replace the checkboxes with radio buttons or a select drop-down in the built-in Categories metabox and the Block Editor sidebar panel.
Publish markdown files present in a GitHub repository as posts to WordPress automatically