diff --git a/bl-kernel/categories.class.php b/bl-kernel/categories.class.php
index 17b8c87b..1201aec9 100644
--- a/bl-kernel/categories.class.php
+++ b/bl-kernel/categories.class.php
@@ -40,4 +40,20 @@ class Categories extends dbList {
 
 		return $this->save();
 	}
+
+	public function getLinkList($hideEmpty, $showCount, $class = "", $classActive = "active") 
+	{
+		$listLink = array();
+		foreach ($this->db as $pageKey=>$pageFields) {
+			$count = count($pageFields['list']);
+			if (
+				(!$hideEmpty || $count > 0)
+				) {
+					$link = DOMAIN_CATEGORIES . $pageKey;
+					$name = $pageFields['name'] . ($showCount ? ' (' . $count . ')' : '');
+					$listLink[] = new Link($name, $link, $class, $classActive);
+			}
+		}
+		return $listLink;
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/bl-kernel/helpers/menus.class.php b/bl-kernel/helpers/menus.class.php
index feecc03c..02f228dd 100644
--- a/bl-kernel/helpers/menus.class.php
+++ b/bl-kernel/helpers/menus.class.php
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ class MenuHelper {
         return MenuHelper::toMenu($archives->getLinkList($monthly, $classLink, $classActive), $classUl);
     }
 
+
+    public static function getCategories($showEmpty, $showCount, $classUl = "", $classLink = "", $classActive = "active") 
+    {
+        global $categories;
+        return MenuHelper::toMenu($categories->getLinkList($showEmpty, $showCount, $classLink, $classActive), $classUl);
+    }
+
     private static function toMenu($links, $classUl) 
     {
         $html = '<ul '. ($classUl != '' ? 'class="'.$classUl.'"' : '') .'>';
diff --git a/bl-plugins/categories/plugin.php b/bl-plugins/categories/plugin.php
index f7f78f5a..a768dd4b 100644
--- a/bl-plugins/categories/plugin.php
+++ b/bl-plugins/categories/plugin.php
@@ -44,22 +44,7 @@ class pluginCategories extends Plugin
 		$html  = '<div class="plugin plugin-categories">';
 		$html .= '<h2 class="plugin-label">' . $this->getValue('label') . '</h2>';
 		$html .= '<div class="plugin-content">';
-		$html .= '<ul>';
-
-		// By default the database of categories are alphanumeric sorted
-		foreach ($categories->db as $key => $fields) {
-			$count = count($fields['list']);
-			if (!$this->getValue('hideCero') || $count > 0) {
-				$html .= '<li>';
-				$html .= '<a href="' . DOMAIN_CATEGORIES . $key . '">';
-				$html .= $fields['name'];
-				$html .= ' (' . count($fields['list']) . ')';
-				$html .= '</a>';
-				$html .= '</li>';
-			}
-		}
-
-		$html .= '</ul>';
+		$html .= MenuHelper::getCategories($this->getValue('hideCero'), true);
 		$html .= '</div>';
 		$html .= '</div>';
 
diff --git a/bl-themes/defaultTheme/php/header.php b/bl-themes/defaultTheme/php/header.php
index cb7517df..8110e839 100644
--- a/bl-themes/defaultTheme/php/header.php
+++ b/bl-themes/defaultTheme/php/header.php
@@ -18,14 +18,5 @@
             <p><?php echo $site->description() ?></p>
         <?php endif ?>
     </hgroup>
-    <nav>
-        <ul>
-            <?php foreach (getCategories() as $category) : ?>
-                <?php if (count($category->pages())>0) : ?>
-                    <li><a href="<?php echo $category->permalink(); ?>"><?php echo  $category->name(); ?> </a></li>
-                <?php endif ?>
-            <?php endforeach ?>
-        </ul>
-        
-    </nav>
+    <nav><?php echo MenuHelper::getCategories(true, false); ?></nav>
 </header>
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