WordPress plugin comparison

Automatic Expiration for Categories vs FV Top Level Categories

Automatic Expiration for Categories

by brightvesseldev

10+ installs4.6

FV Top Level Categories

by FolioVision

20K+ installs4.4

At a glance

FV Top Level Categories has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Automatic Expiration for Categories.
On a typical day, FV Top Level Categories is downloaded about 45 times, Automatic Expiration for Categories about 1.
Automatic Expiration for Categories is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.4 from 23 reviews.
Automatic Expiration for Categories was updated more recently: Sep 11, 2026, against Sep 3, 2025 for FV Top Level Categories.
Automatic Expiration for Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for FV Top Level Categories.
FV Top Level Categories has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Automatic Expiration for Categories.

FV Top Level Categories leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Automatic Expiration for Categories	FV Top Level Categories
Popular rank	#34,700	#1,304
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	937
Rating	4.6(7)	4.4(23)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.18	×0.42
Last release	2 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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