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Exclude Categories 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.

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Pro Categories Widget 800 installs · 4.8
praise owner
-100.0%momentum 63.5weakness 10/13pain/praise

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

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Evidence

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mixed Google Search Console Page Indexing Issues

Google Search Console Page Indexing Issues: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Google Search Console Page Indexing Issues Google Search console is reporting that I have 2.8k page redirects. mixed critical error after upgrading to WP 6.4.3, caused by feature pic in heic format

critical error after upgrading to WP 6.4.3, caused by feature pic in heic format: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · critical error after upgrading to WP 6.4.3, caused by feature pic in heic format Hi! complaint Update?

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

Pro Categories Widget · My security software is listing this as an abandoned plugin. neutral Fatal error on admin page with PHP 8.0

Fatal error on admin page with PHP 8.0: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Fatal error on admin page with PHP 8.0 I’m getting this fatal error on the main admin page for this plugin when using PHP 8.0: [21-May-2022 12:03:15 UTC] PHP Warning: Undefined array key “exclude_search” in /home/westdela/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-category-excluder/ultimate-category-excluder.php on line 81 [21-May-2022 12:03:15 UTC] PHP Fatal e mixed Some PHP Bug

Some PHP Bug: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Some PHP Bug The Plugin shows a Bug in the Admin Panel under the column Exclude from Search Warning: in_array() expects parameter 2 to be array, null given in /usr/www/users/meetmypage/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-category-excluder/ultimate-category-excluder.php on line 81 Additional wish it would be great if we could exclude all children of a Category if mot complaint Does not work with PHP >7.4

Does not work with PHP >7.4: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · Does not work with PHP >7.4 the plugin does not work with PHP >7.4 any plan to upgrade it? complaint Neither Hide / Show Categories

Neither Hide / Show Categories: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · If you have a moment, could you please help me resolve this? mixed categories not excluded are being excluded

categories not excluded are being excluded: users show bugs, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · therefore i do not wish those posts to be double, so the plugin is great for that. mixed No longer working

No longer working: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · I’ve checked settings and all are ok. mixed not working anymore after renaming the front page

not working anymore after renaming the front page: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · It was no problem at all, but since then, the UCE stopped working. mixed Posts unintentionally excluded in a WP_query

Posts unintentionally excluded in a WP_query: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · The plugin works excellent for my needs! complaint create_function Error in PHP 7.2

create_function Error in PHP 7.2: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · create_function Error in PHP 7.2 We noticed this plugin uses the create_function method which is deprecated in php 7.2 I modified our copy to use a recommended solution to updating the code. complaint Didn’t work for me either

Didn’t work for me either: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Didn’t work for me either Maybe it is a theme issue as I have a non WP supported Theme (Evolve+) but this plugin did not do the job. complaint The plugin is not excluding categories

The plugin is not excluding categories: users show bugs, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Exclude Category from Blog · The plugin is not excluding categories The plugins is just not doing what is supposed to, here is a 1 minute video showing the issue https://app.screencast.com/bCVHqjBuRwyZ8 The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] The plugins is just not doing what is supposed to, here is a 1 minute video showing the issue https://app.screencast.com/bCVHqjBuRwyZ complaint Killed my Elementor menus and footers

Killed my Elementor menus and footers: users show compatibility, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Killed my Elementor menus and footers Warning to Elementor users. mixed Feed/API Option Blocking Pick Up

Feed/API Option Blocking Pick Up: users show compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Feed/API Option Blocking Pick Up We set up a “Just For Fun” category – where we block the category from showing up on the Home Page, in search and on the archive pages. question Polylang compatibility?

Polylang compatibility?: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · There are no hidden settings so if there isn’t a combination of settings that work for you from the plugin’s admin page, then sadly it’s not going to do what you want. mixed Doesn’t work with Woocommerce

Doesn’t work with Woocommerce: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Doesn’t work with Woocommerce Product categories are not included in the list to exclude. complaint Exclude Category From Page That’s NOT the Home Page

Exclude Category From Page That’s NOT the Home Page: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Hello, I am not listing categories on https://www.fvdublin.org/ but instead on https://www.fvdublin.org/whats-new/ . complaint Category still appears in Categories widget

Category still appears in Categories widget: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Exclude Category from Blog · The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] I have excluded a category ‘Test’ and indeed it hides posts from the blog and search. complaint Customizing each post’s categories separately

Customizing each post’s categories separately: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · Customizing each post’s categories separately Hello, I have a food blog and would like each post to only have it’s unique categories (not ALL categories) displayed in the side bar. complaint Does not exclude categories

Does not exclude categories: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · I would appreciate your help very much. complaint Doesn’t exclude from feed

Doesn’t exclude from feed: users show migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

Exclude Category from Blog · Doesn’t exclude from feed The plugin misses one important thing: to exclude categories from the feed, too The plugin misses one important thing: to exclude categories from the feed, too complaint not hiding categories

not hiding categories: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · not hiding categories Hi, I was suggested to use this plugin by my theme author, however when I add categories (or sub categories) to not show, it doesn’t hide them: http://ebb.9df.myftpupload.com/ (top categories is your widget with ‘Life,Eat’ supposed to hide), and bottom categories is the themes category menu… both look the same. complaint catégories and articles (post)

catégories and articles (post): users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · I have a strange question about your plugin: I wrote 4 differents articles in french (post in English ?), then, configured 1 main category and 2 sub categories as below: Association – conférence – concert 2 articles have been configured in the sub category “conférence” and the two others in the sub category “concert” My question: On my web page, fom the side complaint php call in sidebar

php call in sidebar: users show compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · php call in sidebar This plug in does what I need to do, but I can’t use the widget control inside wordpress. complaint Dropdown doesn't load selected categories

Dropdown doesn't load selected categories: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · I have another dropdown that I installed with a different plugin and it works fine…. complaint Did not work for me

Did not work for me: users show pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · For that one needs some very expensive plugins. question Stopped working in WP upgrade

Stopped working in WP upgrade: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · Stopped working in WP upgrade Any way to have it working again in 4.1? complaint real shit

real shit: complaint conversation with limited structured signal.

Exclude Category from Blog · real shit I don’t understand what this module does, because what it says it does just doesn’t work, it just doesn’t work. I don’t understand what this module does, because what it says it does just doesn’t work, it just doesn’t work. complaint Killed my traffic

Killed my traffic: complaint conversation with limited structured signal.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Killed my traffic It got my site to 0 organic traffic after using it to hide just 1 category It got my site to 0 organic traffic after using it to hide just 1 category complaint Didn’t work for me

Didn’t work for me: complaint conversation with limited structured signal.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Didn’t work for me The plugin doesn’t exclude any category on any page in my site. The plugin doesn’t exclude any category on any page in my site. complaint Not great – too basic

Ultimate Category Excluder is too limited for the reviewer because it only appears to work with native post categories, not WooCommerce categories.

Ultimate Category Excluder · I wanted to use it for WooCommerce categories. praise Superb plugin!

Superb plugin!: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Was looking for a way to exclude posts from frontpage while using a free WP theme which didn’t offer an easy way to do this. praise Easy to use, great support!

Easy to use, great support!: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · Easy to use, great support! praise Works – so easy!

Works – so easy!: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · Works – so easy! neutral RevSlider conflict

RevSlider conflict: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · RevSlider conflict Hi, a few days ago Revolution Slider installed on our site has started to present post display problems (filtered and shown according to a specific category). neutral Option to only exclude if all of a post’s categories are excluded

Option to only exclude if all of a post’s categories are excluded: users show missing feature, migration, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · Option to only exclude if all of a post’s categories are excluded Hi, I’d like to come back to the closed topic “handling of posts with 2 or more categories” because I have the very same problem. praise Works great

Works great: users show bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Pro Categories Widget · Works great I just gave this one a test after responding to someone else having issue with another similar plugin. praise Seems to be working

Seems to be working: users show migration, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Ultimate Category Excluder · For the time being, I’ve got the important things off the homepage, which is my priority.