WordPress plugin comparison

Categories Metabox Enhanced vs Featured Item Metabox

Categories Metabox Enhanced

by Yoren Chang

1K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Categories Metabox Enhanced has more active installs: 1K+, against 80+ for Featured Item Metabox.
On a typical day, Categories Metabox Enhanced is downloaded about 17 times, Featured Item Metabox about 8.
Categories Metabox Enhanced is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Categories Metabox Enhanced was updated more recently: Jun 25, 2026, against Feb 17, 2020 for Featured Item Metabox.
Categories Metabox Enhanced is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.3.27 for Featured Item Metabox.
Featured Item Metabox has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Categories Metabox Enhanced.

Categories Metabox Enhanced leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Categories Metabox Enhanced	Featured Item Metabox
Popular rank	#6,880	#18,074
Active installs	1K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	518	200
Rating	4.9(16)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×0.62	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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