A lightweight WordPress plugin that adds an instant search box to your post categories and custom taxonomy lists in the admin area. This makes it easy to quickly find and filter terms, especially in large or complex taxonomies.
Originally created by Javier Villanueva, and now officially adopted and maintained by Ivijan Stefan Stipic.
- Live filtering of categories and taxonomy terms while typing
- Works with custom taxonomies
- Works with custom post types
- Integrates with default category/taxonomy meta boxes
- Also supports Quick Edit
- Zero-configuration — install and use immediately
- Clean, minimal, dependency-free code
- Go to Plugins → Add New
- Search for Admin Category Filter
- Click Install Now
- Activate the plugin
- Download the latest release ZIP
- Extract the
admin-category-filterdirectory - Upload it to
/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin from Plugins → Installed Plugins
- Regular filter view
- Filtered results
Contributions are welcome!
- Report bugs
- Submit feature requests
- Open pull requests
GitHub repository:
https://github.com/InfinitumForm/post-category-filter
This plugin is an officially approved continuation of the original Admin Category Filter by Javier Villanueva (jahvi).
The original plugin can be found here:
This fork ensures long-term maintenance, WordPress compatibility updates, security improvements, and general modernization.
- Original Author: Javier Villanueva
- Current Maintainer: Ivijan Stefan Stipic
This project is licensed under GPLv2 or later, in full compliance with the original upstream license.
All new contributions are © 2025 Ivijan Stefan Stipic, released under GPLv2-or-later.
Full changelog is available in the WordPress.org readme.
Recent highlights:
- Adoption notice added
- GPL compliance review
- Copyright updates
- Compatibility updates for WordPress 6.9
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