Cat Lists Plus is a modified version of Page Lists Plus plugin. It adds customisation options to the wp_list_categories function which is used to create Category menus, all of which can be controlled through the dashboard. Here’s what it lets you do:
- Add a “Home” link at the start of your Category lists
- Add a “Contact” email link at the end of your Category lists
- Add class=”first_item” to the first item in your Category lists (useful if you want to use a Category list as a horizontal navigation menu with separators between items)
- Add span tags inside all list items (again, useful for styling)
- Change the link text in Category lists to something other than a Category’s name.
- Change the title attribute in Category lists to something other than a Category’s title.
- Redirect links in Category lists to an alternative url (so to add a non-Category link to your Category lists, just create a new Category and redirect the link to wherever you want it to go).
- Unlink a Category in Category lists.
- Add rel=”nofollow” to links in Category lists (to tell search engines not to follow the link, usually for SEO purposes).
To save space on your Add > Category and Edit > Category screens, you can set which of the Category-specific options will appear there (by default, you’ll only see the “Alternative Link Text” option). You can also set whether or not plugin data is deleted on deactivation (by default, it isn’t).
Cat Lists Plus is undergoing final testing, and will be released very soon.
If you have any suggestions for features to include in future versions of Category Lists Plus, then please do email me to let me know.