Title: Searchable Categories Author: Jason Corradino Published: February 28, 2011 Last modified: March 2, 2011 --- 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/searchable-categories.svg) # Searchable Categories By [Jason Corradino](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jcorradino/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/searchable-categories.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/searchable-categories/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/searchable-categories/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/searchable-categories/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/searchable-categories/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchable-categories/) ## Description This plugin will make it quick and easy for your writers to select categories related to what they are writing. As they type in the search box, categories will be shown and hidden in real time, allowing them to easily select what is relevant to their content without having to scroll through possibly hundreds of categories. ## Screenshots * [[ * Categories meta box with an empty search box * [[ * Categories meta box while searching, showing all that match and hiding everything else ## Installation 1. Upload plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Searchable Categories” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jason Corradino ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jcorradino/) [Translate “Searchable Categories” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/searchable-categories) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/searchable-categories/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/searchable-categories/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/searchable-categories/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/searchable-categories/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog v 0.2 – Updated to show subcategories of search results as well. ## Meta * Version **0.2** * Last updated **15 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **3.1.4** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/searchable-categories/) * Tags * [admin](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[administration](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/administration/) [dashboard](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)[meta](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta/) [post](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/searchable-categories/advanced/) ## Ratings 4 out of 5 stars. * [ 0 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchable-categories/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchable-categories/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchable-categories/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchable-categories/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchable-categories/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchable-categories/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchable-categories/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Jason Corradino ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jcorradino/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/searchable-categories/)