Title: Collapsible Categories in the Dashboard Author: newvibe Published: November 19, 2017 Last modified: August 15, 2019 --- 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/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard. svg) # Collapsible Categories in the Dashboard By [newvibe](https://profiles.wordpress.org/newvibe/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://pirate.wordpress.org/plugins/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/#description) * [Reviews](https://pirate.wordpress.org/plugins/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/#reviews) * [Development](https://pirate.wordpress.org/plugins/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/) ## Description **_Must use Classic Editor plugin_** – Add to my list of gripes with Gutenberg that it uses the REST API to display the categories, adding nothing to the categories box for the user while rendering the wp_terms_checklist_args filter useless. If you don’t already use the Classic Editor plugin (installed more than 5 million times to date), you’ll have to use it for this plugin to work. I’m looking for a work- around… Does your list of categories go on and on, making it difficult to scroll to and find what you need? This plugin will collapse groups of subcategories into expandable submenus, which you may open and close as needed, cutting your category list down to a manageable size. Submenus with checked categories are not collapsed (but are collapsible), so you won’t have to hunt for them. Thanks to scribu for the code from his Category Checklist Tree plugin, which prevents the breaking of the category list heirarchy. This plugin works with post categories and WooCommerce product categories too. According to users, it works with custom taxonomies! Links: [Plugin News](https://www.newvibewebdesign.com/collapsible-categories-in-admin-for-wordpress/) | [Author’s Site](http://newvibewebdesign.com) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c3919b8792d375e1011cbadd5c963cb1827671a22a3c54df477df20805eb4192? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very useful plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-plugin-1367/)󠁿 [Marie-Aude](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marie-aude/) September 17, 2022 This plugin is a must have when you have a lot of sub-categories… it works perfectly, simply did not need to be updated. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f063ef46c4f44f25291f945c6fa4b4e123f71e44a30dfc55dd196d68b8c904bb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-3453/)󠁿 [morvarid](https://profiles.wordpress.org/morvarid/) November 28, 2020 1 reply I did everything it is not working, what is the issue? After installing the plugin I could not see any change in the product category section or post categories! Any help ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9b80c0438241a2029b7f628895412fb1f5729d50b103fcf87f767e15fdbc1b93? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[You have just relieve my pain.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/you-have-just-relieve-my-pain/)󠁿 [shahed007](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shahed007/) September 10, 2019 I have no word to thank you. Just best Wishes for your team. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/73889dbaf0eac9c9c4fccc6ac52d9147d0159772e7511a6ebb86b2cbd4f64ee1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very helpful plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-helpful-plugin-220/)󠁿 [prokurent](https://profiles.wordpress.org/prokurent/) September 7, 2019 Very helpful plugin Can you add the collapse option to bulk edit? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/edc8dfe0fc9edc7377688a5b4b52d231249918deb0322ac2ca48d7754cc9b4d3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple, it does what it says.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-it-does-what-it-says/)󠁿 [jadobulku22](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jadobulku22/) February 28, 2019 Is it possible to add this feature also on the Categories Page? ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ba97b012b5f822fb5fb2a5d899236cbe9b420aa2bc645182b1da836388b40bc0? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugins-104/)󠁿 [daro2013](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daro2013/) April 26, 2021 Still working today 26/04/2021. It is one of the mostly needed plugin for long list of categories/subcategories in category metabox at Backend. Many thanks to the developer for this great plugin. [ Read all 9 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Collapsible Categories in the Dashboard” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ newvibe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/newvibe/) * [ scribu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scribu/) [Translate “Collapsible Categories in the Dashboard” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1 * Updated description to reflect the need for the Classic Editor plugin, and made the javascript an IIFE. #### 1.0 * initial release * [more info](https://www.newvibewebdesign.com/collapsible-categories-in-admin-for-wordpress/) ## Meta * Version **1.1** * Last updated **7 years ago** * Active installations **600+** * WordPress version ** 3.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.2.29** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/) * Tags * [admin](https://pirate.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[hierarchy](https://pirate.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hierarchy/) [ui](https://pirate.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ui/) * [Advanced View](https://pirate.wordpress.org/plugins/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 9 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/collapsible-categories-in-the-dashboard/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ newvibe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/newvibe/) * [ scribu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scribu/) ## Support Got something to say? 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