Who is Categories Images for?

Categories Images is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and developers.

Does Categories Images have a free plan?

Yes — Categories Images is free to use.

What platforms does Categories Images run on?

Categories Images runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Categories Images still active?

Unverified. Categories Images has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Categories Images?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Custom Category Image, Category Icon, and Taxonomy Images.

Who makes Categories Images?

Categories Images is developed by Zahlan.

How long has Categories Images been around?

Categories Images first shipped in 2012.

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Categories Images

Name: Categories Images
Author: Zahlan

wordpress.orgOther creative

Categories Images is a WordPress plugin for assigning images to categories, tags, and custom taxonomies. It provides template functions, REST API access, shortcodes for image grids, and Elementor integration for displaying term images.

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Overview

7 features

Categories Images is an Other creative project. It focuses on adding and displaying images for WordPress categories, tags, and custom taxonomies. Categories Images is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and developers. It is available for free. It runs on the web, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Zahlan, and it first shipped in 2012. Key capabilities include taxonomy images, REST API support, and template functions. The interface is available in 14 languages, including Danish, German, and English. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Taxonomy images
REST API support
Template functions
Image shortcodes
Term image grids
Elementor integration
Custom taxonomy support

Built with & integrations

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierMulti-language

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed5 Sept · 12:49 UTC
Categories Images verified via WordPress Plugins
Source: WordPress Plugins · Open

Frequently asked questions about Categories Images

What is Categories Images?: Categories Images focuses on adding and displaying images for WordPress categories, tags, and custom taxonomies. It is catalogued under Other creative on PulseGate.
Who is Categories Images for?: Categories Images is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and developers.
Does Categories Images have a free plan?: Yes — Categories Images is free to use.
What platforms does Categories Images run on?: Categories Images runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Categories Images still active?: Unverified. Categories Images has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Categories Images?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Custom Category Image, Category Icon, and Taxonomy Images.Custom Category Image Category Icon Taxonomy Images
Who makes Categories Images?: Categories Images is developed by Zahlan.
How long has Categories Images been around?: Categories Images first shipped in 2012.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · API
First seen: 5 Sept 2026
Built for: WordPress site owners and developers
Model: B2B
Solves: Adding and displaying images for WordPress categories, tags, and custom taxonomies.

Registered as

WordPress.org: categories-images

Developer

Zahlan

Index record

Indexed: 5 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 5 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: categories-images-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 5 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 5 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/categories-images

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