The WP HTML5 Category Selector Plugin adds a filter input field to the category box on the add/edit post page. Useful for bloggers who have lots of categories.

If you have any questions or feedback, I'm @MikeRogers0 on twitter. You can contribute via GitHub.

Requirements

• PHP5 or better
• JavaScript enabled in the users browser

How do I filter the categories?

Just type in the field labeled "filter". As you type it will filter.

How do I get all my categories back?

Clear the field labeled "filter".

1.3.0

• Switched over to a CSS query based filtering solution, this should make things more efficient.

1.2.0

• Made filter box a search type, so removed the filter button.
• Removed twitter link on plugins page.

1.1.0

• Custom post type support
• Improved performance
• Updated descriptions
• Improved internationalisation

1.0.0

• Inital Release

1. Upload the wp-html5-category-selector folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress