diff --git a/djangocms_blog/cms_menus.py b/djangocms_blog/cms_menus.py
index a31449b..e932e16 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/cms_menus.py
+++ b/djangocms_blog/cms_menus.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ from menus.menu_pool import menu_pool
 
 from .cms_appconfig import BlogConfig
 from .models import BlogCategory, Post
-from .settings import MENU_TYPE_CATEGORIES, MENU_TYPE_COMPLETE, MENU_TYPE_POSTS, get_setting
+from .settings import (
+    MENU_TYPE_CATEGORIES, MENU_TYPE_COMPLETE, MENU_TYPE_NONE, MENU_TYPE_POSTS, get_setting,
+)
 
 
 class BlogCategoryMenu(CMSAttachMenu):
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ class BlogCategoryMenu(CMSAttachMenu):
             categories_menu = True
         if config and config.menu_structure in (MENU_TYPE_COMPLETE, MENU_TYPE_POSTS):
             posts_menu = True
+        if config and config.menu_structure in (MENU_TYPE_NONE, ):
+            return nodes
 
         used_categories = []
         if posts_menu:
diff --git a/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/plugins/categories.html b/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/plugins/categories.html
index 135a67b..5f7192c 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/plugins/categories.html
+++ b/djangocms_blog/templates/djangocms_blog/plugins/categories.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <h3>{% trans "Categories" %}</h3>
     <ul class="blog-categories">
         {% for category in categories %}
-            <li><a href="{% url 'djangocms_blog:posts-category' category=category.slug %}" class="blog-categories-{{ category.count }}">
+            <li><a href="{{ category.get_absolute_url }}" class="blog-categories-{{ category.count }}">
                 {{ category.name }}
                 <span>(
                     {% if category.count > 0 %}