Category Parent Children Selector
Category Parent Children Selector is a WordPress plugin that helps you in selecting parent-children categories.
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Category Parent Children Select… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Category Parent Children Se… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| category | >100 |
| child | >100 |
| children | >100 |
| Parent | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Category Parent Children Selector
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Category Parent Children Selector is a WordPress plugin that helps you in selecting parent-children categories.
Features include:
- Button to select all categories.
- Button to select all categories including children categories.
- Button to select first level of children categories only.
- Button to select parent and all its children categories under its sub categetory.
- Auto select parent categories when a sub category is selected.
Installation
- Upload
category-parent-children-selectorto the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate it through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
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FAQ
Category Parent Children Selector: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
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Is Category Parent Children Select… free?
Yes. Category Parent Children Select… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Category Parent Children Select… safe to use in 2026?
Category Parent Children Select… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Category Parent Children Select…?
Category Parent Children Select… is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,986 times since it launched in August 2014. It was downloaded 178 times in the last 30 days.
Does Category Parent Children Select… work with WordPress 7.1?
Category Parent Children Select… is officially tested up to WordPress 3.9.40, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Category Parent Children Select… last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on August 10, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Category Parent Children Select…?
Category Parent Children Select… is developed and maintained by WenZe.
What are the best alternatives to Category Parent Children Select…?
The most popular alternatives to Category Parent Children Select… are Pages with category and tag (50K+ installs), Search & Filter (50K+ installs) and Tag, Category, and Taxonomy… (40K+ installs).
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