Who is Easy Primary Category for?

Easy Primary Category is an open-source project built for wordPress content creators and SEO specialists.

Does Easy Primary Category have a free plan?

Yes — Easy Primary Category is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.

What platforms does Easy Primary Category run on?

Easy Primary Category runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Easy Primary Category still active?

Unverified. Easy Primary Category 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 develops Easy Primary Category?

Easy Primary Category is developed by Gagan Deep Singh.

When did Easy Primary Category launch?

Easy Primary Category first shipped in 2017.

Is Easy Primary Category open source?

Yes — Easy Primary Category is open source under the Open Source license, developed on GitHub.

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Easy Primary Category

Name: Easy Primary Category
Author: Gagan Deep Singh

wordpress.orgProductivity & Work

Easy Primary Category is a WordPress plugin that adds a "Make Primary" button allowing users to designate one category (or custom taxonomy term) as primary for a post. This primary category is then used when the permalink structure includes a category base. It works with the Classic Editor and supports custom post types with hierarchical taxonomies.

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Overview

3 features

Easy Primary Category sits in PulseGate's Productivity & Work category. It focuses on choosing which category appears in the URL when a post belongs to multiple categories. Easy Primary Category is an open-source project aimed at wordPress content creators and SEO specialists. The project is open source (Open Source). It runs on the web, and it can be self-hosted.

It is developed by Gagan Deep Singh, and it first shipped in 2017. Among its 3 catalogued features are primary category selection, permalink control, and custom post type support. The interface is available in English and Swedish.

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

Primary category selection
Permalink control
Custom post type support

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License

Open Source

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jul · 22:00 UTC
Easy Primary Category verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Easy Primary Category

What does Easy Primary Category do?: Easy Primary Category focuses on choosing which category appears in the URL when a post belongs to multiple categories. It is catalogued under Productivity & Work on PulseGate.
Who is Easy Primary Category for?: Easy Primary Category is an open-source project built for wordPress content creators and SEO specialists.
Does Easy Primary Category have a free plan?: Yes — Easy Primary Category is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
What platforms does Easy Primary Category run on?: Easy Primary Category runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Easy Primary Category still active?: Unverified. Easy Primary Category 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 develops Easy Primary Category?: Easy Primary Category is developed by Gagan Deep Singh.
When did Easy Primary Category launch?: Easy Primary Category first shipped in 2017.
Is Easy Primary Category open source?: Yes — Easy Primary Category is open source under the Open Source license, developed on GitHub.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Swedish
Open source: Yes · ★ 4
License: Open Source
First seen: 29 Jul 2026
Built for: WordPress content creators and SEO specialists
Model: Open source
Solves: Choosing which category appears in the URL when a post belongs to multiple categories.

Registered as

GitHub: gagan0123/easy-primary-category
WordPress.org: easy-primary-category

Developer

Gagan Deep Singh

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 4
Forks: 1
Open issues: 1
Last commit: 22 Mar 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: master

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 89
Indexed: 29 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 29 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: easy-primary-category-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 29 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jul 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: 29 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-primary-category

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