Introduction

Sections & Categories, Admin Publishing

Joomla has never had inline category creation while creating or editing an article. The only option has always been: leave the Article editor, go to Category Manager, create the category, come back to the article. WordPress has had this feature since 2007.


RCA QuickCategory is a plugin that fixes the 18-year gap. It's built from scratch, specifically for Joomla 4, 5, and 6, using Joomla's native APIs throughout.

RCA QuickCategory was installed and tested on a live Joomla 6 site immediately after the v1.0.5 build and has been used to build RCA's live site.

The old way — 7 steps to create a category while inside Article editor:

  • Save and close the article
  • Navigate to Category Manager
  • Create a new Category
  • Navigate to Article Manager
  • Reopen the article
  • Select the new Category
  • Save.

With RCA QuickCategory — 3 steps:

  • Type new Category name. Enter.
  • Choose Parent Category
  • Save.

Done. You never left the Article editor.

RCA AddMenuItem
Paid download

RCA AddMenuItem

By GinA
Structure & Navigation
RCA AddMenuItem is a full J3→J6 refactor of Regular Labs' Add to Menu — one of the most-used workflow shortcuts in Joomla, abandoned in 2022 and broken on J4+. This is an independently maintained, ground-up rebuild under the same GPL v2 license. What it does: Add any menu item to any menu — right from the article, category, or content editor toolbar. No navigating away. No losing your place...

RCA QuickCategory

Version:
1.0.18
Developer:
GinA
Last updated:
Jun 05 2026
9 hours ago
Date added:
Jun 04 2026
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Paid download
Related extension :
RCA AddMenuItem
Includes:
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Compatibility:
J4 J5 J6
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