Merge WordPress categories with the Extended Categories plugin

16 Nov
2007

Those who frequent this site may have noticed that I did a little cleanup in the categories list. I had some difficulty searching for a tool to merge categories. Entering “Wordpress merge category” did not give me the results I was looking for, and for a while I contemplated writing my own. Halfway through studying how to do this I decided to give it one more shot and luckily landed on this website, containing the Extended Categories Manager plugin for WordPress. I was saved.

Extended Categories Manager plugin for WordPress

Installing went without a snitch. Dropped the file into the plugins folder and I was ready to go. I only needed the Merge Categories feature, so I did not fiddle with the “Quick Edit Category” area. I assume this allows you to rename and change the alias of a category.

If you’re looking a tool to merge categories in WordPress, this tool is all you’ll ever need.

Click here to go to the plugin homepage.

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10 Responses to Merge WordPress categories with the Extended Categories plugin

Mig

November 16th, 2007 at 8:49 am

Very good tip – the only problem I see with this is that the more categories you add in the sidebars, the slower the loading times of the pages. Well, at least this is how it looks for me – my internet connection is not always at its peak anyway.

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Dennison Uy - Graphic Designer

November 16th, 2007 at 2:21 pm

@Mig

Yeah, loading speed is one of my 2 main concerns. The other would be the usability. It’s just so hard to keep categories at a minimum, especially with WordPress where adding categories is easy so it’s always tempting to just keep adding and adding.

Visited your blog, seems to me you don’t have that much problems with categories at all!

Mig

November 16th, 2007 at 10:47 pm

Dennison, thanks for your answer and for the comment on my blog. I left you a message there too, but here it goes again: even the domain is yours for life, no renewal fees. We are not crazy It is a special promotion. That’s it.

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Dennison Uy - Graphic Designer

November 17th, 2007 at 3:17 am

@Mig sign me up!

Mig

November 17th, 2007 at 3:26 am

Hey Dennison – to sign up you’ll need to go here and buy one of the plans: Linux or Windows.
The support team will be with you every step of the way.
There is a FAQ section too, it will answer all your questions and if there are still things you want to know, the support team is online 24/7 for you.

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Dennison Uy - Graphic Designer

November 17th, 2007 at 5:30 am

I did I have also paid already. Currently in a Yahoo chat with “Eric”. Thank you!