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Ultimate Category Excluder

By Marios Alexandrou

Site Administration & Utilities / URL Redirects & 301 Management

Ultimate Category Excluder Review - In-Depth Analysis

Ultimate Category Excluder helps you exclude specific categories from your front page, archives, feeds, and search results effortlessly.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.88/10

User Rating

4.2/5 (based on 77+ reviews)

Active Installations

50,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Ultimate Category Excluder, abbreviated as UCE, is a WordPress plugin that allows you to quickly and easily exclude categories from your front page, archives, feeds, and searches.

Just select which categories you want to be excluded, and UCE does all the work for you!

Comparing to Alternatives

Ultimate Category Excluder is a straightforward plugin designed to exclude categories from various parts of a WordPress site. Compared to other category management plugins, it focuses solely on exclusion without additional features.

Top alternatives

Ultimate Category Excluder

Strengths

Simple and easy to use interface.
Effectively excludes categories from blog and archives.
Lightweight with minimal impact on site performance.

Weaknesses

Limited to native WordPress post categories only.
No support for WooCommerce or custom taxonomies.
Lacks advanced features like bulk selection or integration with page builders.
No pro version or extended functionality available.

User Sentiment Analysis

User feedback highlights both satisfaction with the plugin's core functionality and frustrations with its limitations and compatibility issues.

Positive highlights

'Does exactly what I needed' - JJNW
'It Works!!!!!' - CyberCobre
'Very awesome, very cool' - JJNW
'Add a button to check all categories at once' - colnago1

Common complaints

Caused loss of organic traffic when excluding categories - spreaditunlimited
Incompatibility with Elementor causing headers and footers to disappear - georgepond
Too basic and only works with native post categories - mikelidbetter
No support for WooCommerce categories - mikelidbetter

Weaknesses

Plugin changes site layout unexpectedly with Elementor.
No bulk selection feature for categories.
Limited to native post categories, excluding custom taxonomies.

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Users who need a simple and lightweight solution to exclude native WordPress post categories from their site without requiring advanced features or integration with page builders.

Not ideal for

Users who rely on WooCommerce categories, custom taxonomies, or use Elementor extensively, as compatibility issues and lack of features may hinder their experience.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version provides basic category exclusion functionality for native WordPress post categories, suitable for straightforward use cases.

Final Verdict

Ultimate Category Excluder offers a no-frills approach to excluding categories, making it a good choice for users with simple needs and standard WordPress setups.

However, its limitations with custom taxonomies, WooCommerce, and compatibility issues with Elementor reduce its usefulness for more complex sites or users seeking advanced features.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Ultimate Category Excluder plugin.

Exclude Categories

Exclude Category

Hidden Category

Screenshots

FAQ

Go into your “Category Exclusion” settings, choose at least one option from the Searches column, save settings, then go back and clear that option and save again.