WordPress plugin comparison

Category and Tag Specific Widgets vs NS Category Widget

Category and Tag Specific Widgets

by dynamick

10+ installs5.0

NS Category Widget

by Nilambar Sharma

1K+ installs4.8

At a glance

NS Category Widget has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.
On a typical day, NS Category Widget is downloaded about 13 times, Category and Tag Specific Widgets about 1.
Category and Tag Specific Widgets is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 34 reviews.
NS Category Widget was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2025, against Apr 27, 2011 for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.
NS Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.1.4 for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.
Category and Tag Specific Widgets has been around longer: since 2011, against 2013 for NS Category Widget.

NS Category Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category and Tag Specific Widgets	NS Category Widget
Popular rank	#45,753	#6,187
Active installs	10+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	194
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(34)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.30
Last release	15 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2.24

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