WordPress plugin comparison
Assign Categories vs Collapsing Categories
At a glance
- Collapsing Categories has more active installs: 4K+, against 20+ for Assign Categories.
- On a typical day, Collapsing Categories is downloaded about 26 times, Assign Categories about 1.
- Collapsing Categories is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 57 reviews, against 3.0 from 3 reviews.
- Collapsing Categories was updated more recently: Feb 12, 2026, against Nov 21, 2014 for Assign Categories.
- Collapsing Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.0.38 for Assign Categories.
- Collapsing Categories has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Assign Categories.
Line by line
Collapsing Categories leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Assign Categories |  Collapsing Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,050 | #3,398 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 474 |
| Rating | 3.0(3) | 4.1(57) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.0.38 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.52 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 9 months 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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