WordPress plugin comparison
Categories Sidebar vs Collapsing Categories
At a glance
- Collapsing Categories has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Categories Sidebar.
- On a typical day, Collapsing Categories is downloaded about 26 times, Categories Sidebar about 1.
- Collapsing Categories is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 57 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
- Collapsing Categories was updated more recently: Feb 12, 2026, against Jan 24, 2015 for Categories Sidebar.
- Collapsing Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.1.42 for Categories Sidebar.
- Collapsing Categories has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Categories Sidebar.
Line by line
Collapsing Categories leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Categories Sidebar |  Collapsing Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #40,388 | #3,398 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 17 | 474 |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 4.1(57) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.52 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 9 months 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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