Who should use Contextual Category Widget?

Contextual Category Widget is a consumer product built for wordPress site owners and bloggers.

Does Contextual Category Widget have a free plan?

Yes — Contextual Category Widget is free to use.

What platforms does Contextual Category Widget run on?

Contextual Category Widget runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Contextual Category Widget still active?

Unverified. Contextual Category Widget 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.

Who makes Contextual Category Widget?

Contextual Category Widget is developed by Vinnie.

When did Contextual Category Widget launch?

Contextual Category Widget first shipped in 2019.

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Contextual Category Widget

Name: Contextual Category Widget
Author: Vinnie

wordpress.orgOther productivity

Contextual Category Widget is a simple WordPress plugin that adds a widget displaying the name and description of the first category of the currently viewed single post. It remains hidden on archives, pages, and posts without descriptions. The output uses the active theme's widget markup and requires no configuration beyond adding descriptions to categories.

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Overview

3 features

Contextual Category Widget is an Other productivity project. It focuses on showing relevant category information for the current post without manual configuration on every page. It is built as a consumer product for wordPress site owners and bloggers. It is available for free. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Vinnie, and it first shipped in 2019. Key capabilities include contextual display, category description, and widget integration. The interface is available in English and Ossetic.

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

Contextual display
Category description
Widget integration

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed1 Aug · 18:40 UTC
Contextual Category Widget verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Contextual Category Widget

What is Contextual Category Widget?: Contextual Category Widget focuses on showing relevant category information for the current post without manual configuration on every page. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who should use Contextual Category Widget?: Contextual Category Widget is a consumer product built for wordPress site owners and bloggers.
Does Contextual Category Widget have a free plan?: Yes — Contextual Category Widget is free to use.
What platforms does Contextual Category Widget run on?: Contextual Category Widget runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Contextual Category Widget still active?: Unverified. Contextual Category Widget 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.
Who makes Contextual Category Widget?: Contextual Category Widget is developed by Vinnie.
When did Contextual Category Widget launch?: Contextual Category Widget first shipped in 2019.
What languages does Contextual Category Widget support?: The interface is available in English and Ossetic.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Ossetic
First seen: 1 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress site owners and bloggers
Model: B2C
Solves: Showing relevant category information for the current post without manual configuration on every page.

Registered as

WordPress.org: contextual-category-widget

Developer

Vinnie

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 92
Indexed: 1 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 1 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: contextual-category-widget-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 1 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 1 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
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: 3 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/contextual-category-widget

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