WordPress plugin comparison
Add Category to Pages vs Canvas
At a glance
- Add Category to Pages has more active installs: 10K+, against 9K+ for Canvas.
- On a typical day, Canvas is downloaded about 55 times, Add Category to Pages about 32.
- Add Category to Pages is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 30 reviews, against 4.1 from 8 reviews.
- Canvas was updated more recently: Jul 12, 2026, against Oct 19, 2019 for Add Category to Pages.
- Canvas is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.2.30 for Add Category to Pages.
- Add Category to Pages has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Canvas.
Line by line
Canvas leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Add Category to Pages |  Canvas |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,397 | #2,278 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 856 | 1.2K |
| Rating | 4.7(30) | 4.1(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.78 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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