WordPress plugin comparison
Broken Link Checker vs Category Archives
Broken Link Checker
by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform
500K+ installs3.8
Category Archives
by Hiroshi Sawai
80+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Broken Link Checker has more active installs: 500K+, against 80+ for Category Archives.
- On a typical day, Broken Link Checker is downloaded about 4,176 times, Category Archives about 2.
- Category Archives is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.8 from 605 reviews.
- Broken Link Checker was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Nov 19, 2016 for Category Archives.
- Broken Link Checker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Category Archives.
- Broken Link Checker has been around longer: since 2007, against 2016 for Category Archives.
Line by line
Broken Link Checker leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Broken Link Checker | Category Archives |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #126 | #17,848 |
| Active installs | 500K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 414.6K | 39 |
| Rating | 3.8(605) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.5.33 |
| Search multiplier | ×2.51 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 28 days ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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