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WP Select Primary Category

WP Select Primary Category plugin allows you to select a primary category for different posts and custom post types.

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Tested up to WordPress 5.3
Current version1.0.8
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 5.3
Minimum stackWP 5.0 · PHP 5.6
Directory statusactive
Last directory update27 Dec 20196y ago
Active installations40Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.0 / 5 from 2 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records WP Select Primary Category version 1.0.8 as active, updated 6y ago and tested up to WordPress 5.3.

Overview

About this plugin

WP Select Primary Category plugin allows you to select a primary category for different posts and custom post types.

Background for this plugin

Many publishers use categories as a means to logically organize their content. However, many pieces of content have more than one category. Sometimes it’s useful to designate a primary

category for posts (and custom post types). On the front-end, the agency need the ability to query for posts (and custom post types) based on their primary categories.

Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of this plugin, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “WP Select Primary Category” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found this plugin, you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.

Manual installation

  • Download and unzip the WP Select Primary Category plugin
  • Upload the entire wp-select-primary-category/ directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  • Activate the WP Select Primary Category plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress

How to use WP Select Primary Category?

You can use WP Select Primary Category functionality under Categories panel in any of the hierarchical post type.

License

Select Primary Category is distributed under the terms of GNU GPL2.

Future Updates

  • A Gutenberg Block to show in any post/page
  • Shortcode with different options to show on any page/post
  • Widget to show the posts based on primary category on different widget areas
WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • primary category
  • taxonomies
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 5.3

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 5.3.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to5.3
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 5.6
Update activity27 Dec 20196y ago

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