WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Categories Widget vs Better Categories
At a glance
- Advanced Categories Widget has more active installs: 700+, against 20+ for Better Categories.
- On a typical day, Advanced Categories Widget is downloaded about 6 times, Better Categories about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Better Categories was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2020, against Aug 11, 2016 for Advanced Categories Widget.
- Better Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.5.24, against 4.5.33 for Advanced Categories Widget.
- Advanced Categories Widget has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Better Categories.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Categories Widget |  Better Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #7,770 | #27,461 |
| Active installs | 700+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 140 | 29 |
| Rating | 5.0(8) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.5.33 | 5.5.24 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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