wp-custom-category-pages

This plugin seems to have been abandoned. It’s the only one of its kind that lets you modify how a category page looks in WordPress — which is not only one of the most requested features from Wordpress users year after year, but is something that WordPress refuses to include as a native part of the software for some unknown reason…regardless of how simple it would be for them to do it… While this plugin works, your Category page will appear severely broken depending on what WordPress theme you’re using. For instance, your theme might force code on to the page that cannot be removed, and the content you add through this plugin will appear above it.

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