[Steven Zahm]

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The only way to do this is to edit the core template’s PHP file. Here’s how:

Open this file:
../wp-content/plugins/excerpt-plus/card.php

Add this code where you would like the categories to be shown:

$entry->getCategoryBlock( array('separator' => ', ', 'before' => '<span>', 'after' => '</span>') );

SAve and upload overwriting the original file.

You may also have to add it to the following file depending on your configuration:
../wp-content/plugins/excerpt-plus/card-single.php

Hope that helps.