WordPress plugin comparison

Categories Metabox Enhanced vs Enhanced Category Pages

Categories Metabox Enhanced

by Yoren Chang

1K+ installs4.9

Enhanced Category Pages

by cip

2K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Enhanced Category Pages has more active installs: 2K+, against 1K+ for Categories Metabox Enhanced.
On a typical day, Categories Metabox Enhanced is downloaded about 17 times, Enhanced Category Pages about 15.
Categories Metabox Enhanced is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 4.4 from 23 reviews.
Categories Metabox Enhanced was updated more recently: Jun 25, 2026, against Jul 14, 2016 for Enhanced Category Pages.
Categories Metabox Enhanced is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.5.33 for Enhanced Category Pages.
Categories Metabox Enhanced has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Enhanced Category Pages.

Categories Metabox Enhanced leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Categories Metabox Enhanced	Enhanced Category Pages
Popular rank	#6,880	#4,943
Active installs	1K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	518	292
Rating	4.9(16)	4.4(23)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×0.62	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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