WordPress plugin comparison
Assign Categories vs List categories
At a glance
- List categories has more active installs: 5K+, against 20+ for Assign Categories.
- On a typical day, List categories is downloaded about 29 times, Assign Categories about 1.
- List categories is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 3.0 from 3 reviews.
- List categories was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Nov 21, 2014 for Assign Categories.
- List categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Assign Categories.
- Assign Categories has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for List categories.
Line by line
List categories leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Assign Categories |  List categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,050 | #3,106 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 574 |
| Rating | 3.0(3) | 4.5(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.0.38 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 1 month 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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