WordPress plugin comparison
Better Categories vs Colorful Categories
At a glance
- Colorful Categories has more active installs: 2K+, against 20+ for Better Categories.
- On a typical day, Colorful Categories is downloaded about 22 times, Better Categories about 1.
- Better Categories is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 13 reviews.
- Colorful Categories was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2025, against Oct 20, 2020 for Better Categories.
- Colorful Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.5.24 for Better Categories.
- Colorful Categories has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Better Categories.
Line by line
Colorful Categories leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Better Categories |  Colorful Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,298 | #4,762 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 458 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.7(13) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.34 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 1 year 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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