WordPress plugin comparison

AW WordPress Yearly Category Archives vs Simple Yearly Archive

AW WordPress Yearly Category Archives

by AndyWarren

100+ installs5.0

Simple Yearly Archive

by wpseek

6K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Simple Yearly Archive has more active installs: 6K+, against 100+ for AW WordPress Yearly Category Archives.
On a typical day, Simple Yearly Archive is downloaded about 96 times, AW WordPress Yearly Category Archives about 4.
AW WordPress Yearly Category Archives is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.7 from 30 reviews.
Simple Yearly Archive was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jan 30, 2018 for AW WordPress Yearly Category Archives.
Simple Yearly Archive is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for AW WordPress Yearly Category Archives.
Simple Yearly Archive has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for AW WordPress Yearly Category Archives.

Simple Yearly Archive leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	AW WordPress Yearly Category Archives	Simple Yearly Archive
Popular rank	#14,331	#2,799
Active installs	100+	6K+
Downloads, last 30 days	84	4.4K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.7(30)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.93
Last release	8 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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