When using any of the new widget themes, if you untick the Taxonomy checkbox to remove the category/taxonomy link from each popular posts the widget will continue displaying it.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Go to Widgets > [Sidebar Name] > WordPress Popular Posts.
Select any theme (eg. Cardview).
Scroll up and untick the Display Taxonomy checkbox under Stats Tag settings.
Save changes.
Check the widget on the sidebar, the taxonomy will be displayed.
Expected behavior
Unchecking the Display Taxonomy checkbox should hide/remove the Taxonomy link from the popular posts list.
Describe the bug
When using any of the new widget themes, if you untick the Taxonomy checkbox to remove the category/taxonomy link from each popular posts the widget will continue displaying it.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Expected behavior
Unchecking the Display Taxonomy checkbox should hide/remove the Taxonomy link from the popular posts list.
Environment:
Additional context
The bug was originally reported here: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widget-keeps-displaying-categories/