--- title: "WT Multicategories - multicategories Joomla plugin free download - WebTolk websites development, Joomla Extensions" description: "The Joomla plugin allows you to add articles or contacts from other categories to categories (multi-category functionality). The additional category ID is taken from the user's articles or contacts field." url: "https://web-tolk.ru/en/dev/joomla-plugins/wt-multicategories" date: "2026-06-12T11:38:18+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # WT Multicategories - multicategories Joomla plugin - **Categories:** [Joomla plugins](https://web-tolk.ru/en/dev/joomla-plugins), [Joomla 4 - Joomla 6extensions](https://web-tolk.ru/en/dev/rasshireniya-dlya-joomla-4) - **Version:** 1.2.0 - **Date:** 13 March 2026 3652 2695 CTR 136% Plg Free [Download](https://web-tolk.ru/en/get?element=wtmulticategories)[Versions](https://web-tolk.ru/en/dev/joomla-plugins/wt-multicategories/versions)[GitHub](https://github.com/WebTolk/wt-multicategories-joomla-plugin)[JED](https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/structure-a-navigation/multi-categorization/wt-multicategories/) The Joomla plugin allows you to add articles or contacts more then one category (multi-category functionality). The additional category ID is taken from the user's articles or contacts field. ![WT Multicategories - multicategories Joomla plugin](https://web-tolk.ru/images/swjprojects/projects/97/en-GB/icon.webp) ## Description This plugin adds the ability to specify more than one category for Joomla articles or contacts. To do this, create a custom field in which the `ID` of the additional category will be specified. In the plugin settings, you need to specify which field will be used as the data source. Articles and contacts from additional categories will be added to the general list and will be displayed among the articles/contacts of the main category. In terms of meaning, this resembles the functionality of tags. But the data for the tags is stored in a separate database table, and additional layout redefinitions need to be made for them (if necessary) in the template. Using the Joomla multicategories plugin, you can avoid additional work. For the convenience of specifying additional Joomla categories, you can use the **WT Category** custom field plugin. ### For developers This plugin overrides Joomla core models: - `Joomla\Component\Content\Site\Model\ArticlesModel` - articles list model - `Joomla\Component\Contact\Site\Model\CategoryModel` - contacts list model In both cases, the `getListQuery()` method is changed. The `JOIN` is added to `$query`. ### Update from v.1.1.0. CLI rebuild command If you update from v.1.1.0, existing articles and contacts are not rebuilt automatically. Use the CLI command to regenerate the mapping table for already saved items: `/path/to/php /path/to/joomla/cli/joomla.php wtmulticategories:rebuild-map` ## Joomla **Extension type:** Plugin **Folder:** System **Joomla version:** 5.2.3, 6.0.3 ## Gallery ![...](https://web-tolk.ru/en/dev/joomla-plugins/images/swjprojects/projects/97/en-GB/gallery/m2yrnRFRORb.webp) ## What's new 2026-03-13 22:27:54 Addition ### Separate table of links The plugin now stores links to additional categories in a separate table #__wtmulticategories_map and no longer reads them directly from the field values in each frontend query. Addition ### Automatic synchronization The mapping is automatically reassembled when materials and contacts are saved and cleared when they are deleted. Change ### Updated query logic The category lists for com_content and com_contact now work via a map table and subcategories are handled more reliably. Note ### Update from v.1.1.0. Existing articles and contacts are not automatically reassembled after the update. To fill in the mapping table for previously saved items, use the CLI command, for example: /path/to/php /path/to/joomla/cli/joomla.php wtmulticategories:rebuild-map --- ## Related extensions [!\[WT Category - Joomla custom field plugin for categories selection\](https://web-tolk.ru/images/swjprojects/projects/96/en-GB/icon.webp) WT Category - Joomla custom field plugin for categories selection](https://web-tolk.ru/en/dev/joomla-plugins/wt-category-plagin-polzovatelskogo-polya-joomla) ## JSON-LD Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://web-tolk.ru/#/schema/BreadcrumbList/17", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@id": "https://web-tolk.ru/en", "name": "Home" } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@id": "https://web-tolk.ru/en/dev", "name": "Joomla extensions" } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@id": "/en/dev/joomla-plugins", "name": "Joomla plugins" } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "name": "WT Multicategories - multicategories Joomla plugin" } } ] } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://web-tolk.ru/#/schema/Organization/base", "name": "WebTolk", "url": "https://web-tolk.ru/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://web-tolk.ru/#/schema/ImageObject/logo", "url": "images/webtolk-1080p.jpg", "contentUrl": "images/webtolk-1080p.jpg", "width": 1920, "height": 1080 }, "image": { "@id": "https://web-tolk.ru/#/schema/ImageObject/logo" }, "sameAs": [ "https://github.com/WebTolk", "https://github.com/sergeytolkachyov", "https://vk.com/web_tolk", "https://vk.com/webtolkru", "https://tenchat.ru/sergeytolkachyov", "https://t.me/sergeytolkachyov", "https://t.me/webtolkru" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://web-tolk.ru/#/schema/WebSite/base", "url": "https://web-tolk.ru/", "name": "WebTolk websites development, Joomla Extensions", "publisher": { "@id": "https://web-tolk.ru/#/schema/Organization/base" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://web-tolk.ru/#/schema/WebPage/base", "url": "https://web-tolk.ru/en/dev/joomla-plugins/wt-multicategories", "name": "WT Multicategories - multicategories Joomla plugin free download - WebTolk websites development, Joomla Extensions", "description": "The Joomla plugin allows you to add articles or contacts from other categories to categories (multi-category functionality). 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