FV Top Level Categories Plugin

About FV Top Level Categories

This is a fix for the Top Level Category plugin for WordPress 3.1 and newer versions. It allows you to remove the prefix before the URL to your category page, making the URL shorter and more user-friendly. There may be some issues with child categories and certain permalink structures, so test carefully.

Frequently asked questions

What is the purpose of the Top Level Category plugin?

The purpose of the Top Level Category plugin is to remove the prefix before the URL to your category page in WordPress.

How does the Top Level Category plugin work?

The plugin works by allowing you to use a different URL address for your category page, without the category prefix.

Can the Top Level Category plugin work with different permalink structures?

Yes, the plugin is designed to work with different permalink structures, including %postname% or %category%/%postname%.

Are there any known issues or bugs with the Top Level Category plugin?

There is an issue with paging and feed URLs when using certain permalink structures, which should be fixed.

How do I uninstall the Top Level Category plugin?

To uninstall the plugin, simply deactivate it from your WordPress plugins menu.

Changelog

Version 1.9.1 – November 28th, 2019

Assing GPL license info
Tested with WordPress 5.3
Bugfix for AMP category URLs

Version 1.9 – June 1st, 2018

Bugfix for AMP category URLs

Version 1.8.2 – May 26th, 2016

Self-checking for rewrite rules

Version 1.8.1 – April 7th, 2016

Fix for PHP warnings

Version 1.8 – May 22th, 2015

Fix for paginated category archives when using custom pagination_base – thanks to odie2!
Fix for settings link in plugin row – thanks to odie2!

Version 1.7 – May 12th, 2015

Added Polish translation – thanks to maciejka45@gmail.com
Added Portuguese translation – thanks to Pedro Mendonça

Version 1.6 – September 19th, 2014

Adding support for translations ( Slovak language added )

Version 1.5 – July 22nd, 2014

Settings screen added!
Category restrictions for post permalinks added! If you use post permalink structure with category in it, you can now restrict which categories will be allowed in the URL. WordPress always picks the category with lowest category ID and that often causes inappropriate categories to show up in URLs – like /featured-content/2014/07/my-post”
Or you can simply force only the parent categories to show up in post URLs. So /parent-category/child-category/2014/07/my-post will change to /parent-category/2014/07/my-post
If you open the old post URL, proper 301 redirection to the new URL will be used.

Version 1.4

fix for WordPress 3.4.1 – category prefix was part of the generated URLs

Version 1.3

for for flushing of rewrite rules on plugin activation in WP 3.3

Version 1.2

fix for WP 3.3
fix for /%categor%/%post-name% permalink structure

Version 1.1.3

fix for deeper nested pages

Version 1.1.2

fix for /category/child-category redirecting to /child-category page

Version 1.1.1

fix for deeper nested categories

Version 1.1

fix for WP 3.1

Version 1.0.1

original version

FV Top Level Categories