Category Excluder from Theme Customizer
Administrator can easily exclude the posts from specific category/categories via WordPress live preview ( Theme Customizer )
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Category Excluder from Theme Cu… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 26/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (50+ active installs)
- Low rating so far — 3/5 from only 3 reviews
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Category Excluder from Them… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| category | >100 |
| category exclude | >100 |
| customizer | >100 |
| live preview | >100 |
| theme customizer | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3 from 3 reviews
About Category Excluder from Theme Customizer
From the official readme · v1.1Description
Administrator can simply opt out the categories he does not want to show on blog page directly via theme customizer. He need not use a wordpress code / php code to exclude categories from his blog. Even he need not go to setting pages created by other plugin in wp admin section and do this.
Features :
1. Make changes directly via customizer
2. See the live effect of his action ( exclude the categories and it reflect to right side of preview screen )
3. Easy and useful way to exclude categories for no coder / programmer users.
Installation
- Upload
cetc.zipto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
Fix bug of pre post query modification when no any posts/categories present on blog.
1.1
- Fix bug of pre post query modification when no any posts/categories present on blog.
1.0
- Initial release.
Screenshots
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FAQ
Category Excluder from Theme Custom…: quick answers
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Is Category Excluder from Theme Cu… free?
Yes. Category Excluder from Theme Cu… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Category Excluder from Theme Cu… safe to use in 2026?
Category Excluder from Theme Cu… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 50+ sites, is rated 3/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 26/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Category Excluder from Theme Cu…?
Category Excluder from Theme Cu… is active on 50+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,488 times since it launched in December 2013. It was downloaded 52 times in the last 30 days.
Does Category Excluder from Theme Cu… work with WordPress 7.1?
Category Excluder from Theme Cu… is officially tested up to WordPress 3.7.41, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Category Excluder from Theme Cu… last updated?
The latest version, 1.1, was released on December 21, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Category Excluder from Theme Cu…?
Category Excluder from Theme Cu… is developed and maintained by Abhishek Sinha.
What are the best alternatives to Category Excluder from Theme Cu…?
The most popular alternatives to Category Excluder from Theme Cu… are Pages with category and tag (50K+ installs), Search & Filter (50K+ installs) and Tag, Category, and Taxonomy… (40K+ installs).
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