Display configurable lists of published posts and pages using a simple category shortcode.
Alternatives to Parentless Categories
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PublishPress Taxonomies – Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Termsv4.0.0
Tags, Categories and WordPress terms are easy with PublishPress Taxonomies. Add a Tag or Category to Pages, manage your WooCommerce Categories and Tag …
W4 Post Listv3.0.9
Build lists the Query Loop can't: posts grouped by year, category or author, term lists and user directories — via block, shortcode or widget.
Super customizable WordPress plugin for displaying custom menus, taxonomy/category terms and FAQs as accordion menu (with images support).
Author Category Revivalv1.0.5
Restrict authors categories to specific categories with default category selection. Perfect for multi-author sites.
Primary Catv0.3
Set a primary category for your posts... and then do stuff with it. [primary-cat]
Array Partitionv2.0
Provides a helper function to split an array into N number of evenly distributed partitions (i.e. split a list into N columns)
Taxonomy Switcherv1.1.1
Switch the taxonomy for all terms or only child terms of a specified parent term.
Page Categorizerv1.5.1
Easily add Categories to WordPress Pages.
Control category visibility and hide category products from the shop, product archives and search independently.