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Categories Images matters only if the evidence supports a paid workflow around keeping publishing, media, and editorial handoffs consistent, not a list of isolated fixes. The current commercial thesis is: Content-heavy WordPress teams lose time when formatting, media, duplicate content, and publishing handoffs drift across sites. The entry wedge is to audit publishing workflows, detect inconsistent content operations, and package fix-ready editorial reports.

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Build a content publishing operations plugin for publishers, content teams, and agencies: Content-heavy WordPress teams lose time when formatting, media, duplicate content, and publishing handoffs drift across sites. The first wedge is to audit publishing workflows, detect inconsistent content operations, and package fix-ready editorial reports.

The unmet need is not the individual complaint. It is the recurring business workflow: Content-heavy WordPress teams lose time when formatting, media, duplicate content, and publishing handoffs drift across sites. Current stage: commercial watchlist.

Competitors

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Categories Images 50.0K installs · 4.5
praise owner
-60.9%momentum 52.0weakness 25/24pain/praise

Pain still appears around missing feature, compatibility despite praise for quality, reliable.

TCL Categories Image 10 installs · 5.0
rising challenger
62.3%momentum 30.7weakness 0/2pain/praise

Rising challenger: downloads moved 62.3% versus the previous 30 days.

RDV Category Image 300 installs · 5.0
praise owner
-13.7%momentum 18.5weakness 1/4pain/praise

Pain still appears around compatibility, support despite praise for easy, quality.

mixed Update breaks site

Update breaks site: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Update breaks site New update breaks my WP site, when I disable the updated plugin, site works fine.
complaint Security

Security: users show security, bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Security This plugin is not being updated.
complaint Very Bad Plugin

Very Bad Plugin: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Very Bad Plugin I do not recommend this plugin because it’s not well coded and it well crash your site it took 1.7 second to get image for a category so with large data set it will take a large amount of time.
complaint Abandoned plugin?

Abandoned plugin?: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Wordfence security has flagged this plugin as ‘abandoned’.
praise Works marvelously once you hack the relevant child theme

Works marvelously once you hack the relevant child theme: users show security, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Works marvelously once you hack the relevant child theme Just need to edit category.php and tag.php in child theme to put the relevant HTML and PHP code.
praise Works well, unless you have some cats without photos

Works well, unless you have some cats without photos: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Works well, unless you have some cats without photos If you want to have photos on all your categories, this is a great little plugin.
complaint Undfined Variable: cat

Undfined Variable: cat: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Undfined Variable: cat Hey guys I have the plugin installed which has been working flawlessly, however the banners are no longer showing with this error: Notice: Undefined variable: cat in */functions.php* on line 99 Line 99 reads: <img src="<?php echo z_taxonomy_image_url($cat->term_id); ?>" /> Notice: Trying to get property 'term_id' of non-object in */fun
complaint Contain Category image- not responsive

Contain Category image- not responsive: users show compatibility, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

RDV Category Image · the inspect menu on Chrome has contain!important in the CSS.
mixed Severe database load on large sites (attachment_url_to_postid usage)

Severe database load on large sites (attachment_url_to_postid usage): users show bugs, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Severe database load on large sites (attachment_url_to_postid usage) Hi, We’ve identified a significant performance issue related to the Categories Images plugin (v3.3.2) on a large production site, and wanted to share some findings.
complaint Most Up to Date Version

Most Up to Date Version: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Most Up to Date Version Hello, may I know that this plugin most up-to-date support to which version of wordpress?
complaint Elementor Support

Elementor Support: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Elementor Support Hi team, is it possible to dynamically set the tag image to elementor container background?
complaint Image resizing does not work

Image resizing does not work: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Image resizing does not work Same problem as here: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/only-serving-original-image-size/ It will only show full size, even though the other sizes are available and can be addressed in my template.
complaint Test before using + no block

Test before using + no block: users show compatibility, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Test before using + no block I give 2 stars because this plugin seems to do what it claims, that is, assign an image to each category and tag taxonomy (which is exactly what I want and something the core WordPress should already have!) However, there’s no Block added for easily using the new feature in templates.
complaint NO GOOD. The plugin saves tag image into OPTIONS table.

NO GOOD. The plugin saves tag image into OPTIONS table.: users show performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · The plugin saves tag image into OPTIONS table.
complaint Not working on Post Tags

Not working on Post Tags: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · In the settings I can upload an image to the tags just like I do the categories however they don’t seem to be showing on the tags.
complaint Any bulk upload option available?

Any bulk upload option available?: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Any bulk upload option available?
complaint Is there a way to pull the category image into a Divi theme page template?

Is there a way to pull the category image into a Divi theme page template?: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Is there a way to pull the category image into a Divi theme page template?
complaint How to hide categories with zero posts

How to hide categories with zero posts: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Here is my code //—————————————————– // Display all categories //—————————————————– function mn_display_all_cats() { global $post; $disable_cat_list = get_theme_mod(‘disable_categories_list’); if ($disable_cat_list == 0) { ?> <div class=”clearfix”></div> <div id=”allcategories” class=”display-categories”> <p class=”text-uppercase font-weight-light mb-0″> <?p
complaint Beware! Plugin uses the Options table, DOES NOT DELETE data when image removed

Beware! Plugin uses the Options table, DOES NOT DELETE data when image removed: users show performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Plugin uses the Options table, DOES NOT DELETE data when image removed The plugin saves image link into the Options table.
mixed Issue on Themes

Issue on Themes: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Issue on Themes Good evening, I updated my version of WP to 6.0, first I deactivated the plugins and then reactivated one by one and updated those too, the site is reachable and works correctly but when I try to access some pages of the site I get the following error message : Warning: Creating default object from empty value in /home/vc4y0518/public_html/wp
mixed Not working with Bricks

Not working with Bricks: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

RDV Category Image · The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Hello.
mixed Include text in code

Include text in code: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

RDV Category Image · How text should be concatenated to the code added in the category template: <?php if(function_exists(‘rdv_category_image’)){ rdv_category_image(); } ?> … so that it shows up on the page next to the image?
complaint bulk set urls for created taxonomy

bulk set urls for created taxonomy: users show migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · I use bulk import for creating categories and taxonomies.
complaint icon in sidebar

icon in sidebar: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · icon in sidebar Is it possible to make icons to each category in sidebar widget with this plugin?
complaint Elementor

Elementor: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Elementor Hi.
complaint wp and php compatibility

wp and php compatibility: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · wp and php compatibility Hello, Is this plugin compatible with php 8 and wp core version 5.8.2 ?
complaint CPT-taxonomies are interchanged with CTP-slugs!

CPT-taxonomies are interchanged with CTP-slugs!: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Hi, I’ve found a little interchange-ERROR in your Plugin: If I activate category-pictures for CPT-Taxonomy -> Nothing happens at CPT-Taxonomy, but in CPT-slugs are category-pictures available!
complaint Use category featured image in Gutenberg template

Use category featured image in Gutenberg template: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Use category featured image in Gutenberg template Hey there.
complaint Nice plugin BUT…

Nice plugin BUT…: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Nice plugin BUT… z_save_taxonomy_image uses update_option() with NULL last attribute.
complaint How to loop for posts only with certain taxonomy?

How to loop for posts only with certain taxonomy?: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · This, displays nothing: <ul> <?php foreach (get_the_terms(('series'), 'My New Series') as $cat) : ?> <li> <img class="img-responsive" src="<?php echo z_taxonomy_image_url($cat->term_id); ?>" /> <a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="<?php echo get_term_link($cat->slug, 'series'); ?>"><?php echo $cat->name; ?></a> </li> <?php endforeach; ?> </ul> This, displays
complaint Possible to add attribute term image to product gallery?

Possible to add attribute term image to product gallery?: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Possible to add attribute term image to product gallery?
complaint Unnecessary menu item

Unnecessary menu item: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Unnecessary menu item The plugin adds an option from the main menu to a settings page that literally has only one setting and will only be used once.
complaint Broke all my categories

Broke all my categories: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Broke all my categories I installed it, and then realised that my SEO plugin allows OG images.
mixed Update causes category page content to disappear

Update causes category page content to disappear: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Update causes category page content to disappear Hi team, We recently update to 3.3.0 on our site and it looks like the latest update cause the category pages to go blank and removed all the attached feature images from our site.
question how to show default image if category image does not exist

how to show default image if category image does not exist: question conversation with limited structured signal.

Categories Images · I want to show a default image if the category image does not set from the admin dashboard.
question Will This Plugin continue to be advanced?

Will This Plugin continue to be advanced?: question conversation with limited structured signal.

Categories Images · Will This Plugin continue to be advanced? I am considering using this plugin for a project, but it has not been updated for a couple of years. Is there a plan to continue to update it? Thanks for any update you have. I am considering using this plugin for a project, but it has not been updated for a couple of years. Is there a plan to continue to update it?
praise OG:Image for Facebook

OG:Image for Facebook: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · OG:Image for Facebook Although it works, it requires you to add code to header.php for the Facebook preview to show it: <?php if (function_exists('z_taxonomy_image_url')) echo '<meta property="og:image" content="' .
praise Not shown

Not shown: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Not shown Hey forks, I edit my category and successfully added featured image but there is no featured image shown in my categories.
neutral Removed file still appears in checksum API

Removed file still appears in checksum API: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Removed file still appears in checksum API Hi there, thank you for making this plugin available.
praise Awesome

Awesome: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Categories Images · Awesome Just Helped me a lot Just Helped me a lot