WordPress plugin comparison

Ad Widget for WordPress vs Category and Tag Specific Widgets

Ad Widget for WordPress

by Broadstreet

2K+ installs4.3

Category and Tag Specific Widgets

by dynamick

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Ad Widget for WordPress has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.
On a typical day, Ad Widget for WordPress is downloaded about 26 times, Category and Tag Specific Widgets about 1.
Category and Tag Specific Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
Ad Widget for WordPress was updated more recently: Sep 25, 2025, against Apr 27, 2011 for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.
Ad Widget for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.1.4 for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.
Category and Tag Specific Widgets has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for Ad Widget for WordPress.

Ad Widget for WordPress leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Ad Widget for WordPress	Category and Tag Specific Widgets
Popular rank	#4,380	#42,429
Active installs	2K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	506	26
Rating	4.3(16)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	3.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.32	×0.00
Last release	1 year ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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