Dashboard Commander
Command your admin dashboard. Manage built-in widgets and dynamically registered widgets. Hide widgets depending upon user capabilities. [Learn More]
Require Post Category
Require users to choose a post category before saving a draft or publishing. After activation all users will be required to choose a category before saving a draft, updating a post, or publishing a post. This applies to normal posts only, not custom post types, though a developer could modify the plugin code to support custom post types and custom taxonomies. [Learn More]