Title: Hierarchical Link Categories Author: Zack Katz Published: January 25, 2011 Last modified: November 13, 2012 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/hierarchical-link-categories.svg) # Hierarchical Link Categories By [Zack Katz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katzwebdesign/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/hierarchical-link-categories/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/hierarchical-link-categories/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/hierarchical-link-categories/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/hierarchical-link-categories/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories/) ## Description ### Finally, Choose Parent Categories for Link Categories One of the problems with WordPress’ built-in blogroll/bookmark functionality is that you can’t choose to create nested categories (sub-categories) for the links. This is silly, and makes the functionality nearly useless. #### Treat yourself to some nested blogroll categories This plugin allows link categories to have parent categories (makes link categories“ hierarchical”), saving you time and maybe even _saving the world_. The plugin also now includes a widget! > > #### You may also be interested in: > > * **[Rich Text Tags](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/rich-text-tags/)** – > Enable rich text editing of tags, categories, and taxonomies. Add value to > your tag & category pages and improve your website’s SEO. ## Screenshots * [[ * You can select parent categories in Link Categories page * [[ * The plugin displays nested categories as you would expect * [[ * You can edit parent categories once the link category has been created * [[ * The Links (Hierarchical) Widget * [[ * Output of the links widget ## Installation 1. Upload plugin files to your plugins folder, or install using WordPress’ built-in Add New Plugin installer. 2. Activate the plugin 3. Edit link categories! For more information on plugin installation, view the [Managing Plugins page on WordPress.org](https://codex.wordpress.org/Managing_Plugins). ## FAQ When I add categories from the Add Link page, selecting the parent categories doesn’t work! Yeah, we know. We’re working on it 🙂 What is the plugin license? * This plugin is released under a GPL license. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Hierarchical Link Categories” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Zack Katz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katzwebdesign/) [Translate “Hierarchical Link Categories” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/hierarchical-link-categories) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hierarchical-link-categories/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/hierarchical-link-categories/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hierarchical-link-categories/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/hierarchical-link-categories/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.0.1 * Enabled the Link Manager in WordPress 3.5 and higher. You won’t need to the install [Link Manager](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/link-manager/) plugin to do this. #### 2.0 * Added hierarchical link categories widget. Very cool! #### 1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **2.0.1** * Last updated **14 years ago** * Active installations **80+** * WordPress version ** 3.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **3.5.2** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/hierarchical-link-categories/) * Tags * [blogroll](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blogroll/)[Bookmark](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bookmark/) [link](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link/)[link categories](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/link-categories/) [links](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/links/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/hierarchical-link-categories/advanced/) ## Ratings 3 out of 5 stars. * [ 0 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Zack Katz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katzwebdesign/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/hierarchical-link-categories/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=zackkatz%40gmail%2ecom&item_name=Hierarchical%20Link%20Categories&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0¤cy_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8)