WordPress plugin comparison
Categories Images vs Custom Category Image
At a glance
- Categories Images has more active installs: 50K+, against 300+ for Custom Category Image.
- On a typical day, Categories Images is downloaded about 604 times, Custom Category Image about 12.
- Custom Category Image is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.5 from 86 reviews.
- Custom Category Image was updated more recently: Oct 26, 2026, against Oct 14, 2026 for Categories Images.
- Custom Category Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Categories Images.
- Categories Images has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Custom Category Image.
Line by line
Categories Images leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Categories Images |  Custom Category Image |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #750 | #10,137 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 18.5K | 327 |
| Rating | 4.5(86) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.89 | ×0.50 |
| Last release | 27 days ago | 15 days 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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