WordPress plugin comparison
Categorized Tag Cloud vs Essential Widgets
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Categorized Tag Cloud.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Categorized Tag Cloud about 11.
- Categorized Tag Cloud is rated higher: 3.8 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Categorized Tag Cloud was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Jun 18, 2026 for Essential Widgets.
- Categorized Tag Cloud is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Essential Widgets.
- Categorized Tag Cloud has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Categorized Tag Cloud |  Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,804 | #1,810 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 270 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 3.8(10) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.55 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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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