WordPress plugin comparison
Better Categories vs Display Categories Widget
At a glance
- Display Categories Widget has more active installs: 3K+, against 20+ for Better Categories.
- On a typical day, Display Categories Widget is downloaded about 15 times, Better Categories about 1.
- Better Categories is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 25 reviews.
- Better Categories was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2020, against Nov 3, 2019 for Display Categories Widget.
- Better Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.5.24, against 5.2.30 for Display Categories Widget.
- Display Categories Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Better Categories.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Better Categories |  Display Categories Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,461 | #3,719 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 243 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.8(25) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 7 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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