diff --git a/lib/plugins/console/index.js b/lib/plugins/console/index.js
index 95db937661..ddd81fc15a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/console/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/console/index.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module.exports = function(ctx) {
     desc: 'List the information of the site.',
     usage: '<type>',
     arguments: [
-      {name: 'type', desc: 'Available types: page, post, route, tag, category(cate)'}
+      {name: 'type', desc: 'Available types: page, post, route, tag, category'}
     ]
   }, require('./list'));
 
diff --git a/lib/plugins/console/list/index.js b/lib/plugins/console/list/index.js
index 1bc5fd3df4..f915d24e79 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/console/list/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/console/list/index.js
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
 'use strict';
 
+var abbrev = require('abbrev');
+
 var store = {
   page: require('./page'),
   post: require('./post'),
   route: require('./route'),
   tag: require('./tag'),
-  category: require('./category'),
-  // the alias of category
-  cate: require('./category')
+  category: require('./category')
 };
 
+var alias = abbrev(Object.keys(store));
+
 function listConsole(args) {
   var type = args._.shift();
   var self = this;
 
   // Display help message if user didn't input any arguments
-  if (!type || !store.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
+  if (!type || !alias[type]) {
     return this.call('help', {_: ['list']});
   }
 
   return this.load().then(function() {
-    return store[type].call(self, args);
+    return store[alias[type]].call(self, args);
   });
 }