WordPress plugin comparison

Category and Tag Specific Widgets vs PublishPress Taxonomies

Category and Tag Specific Widgets

by dynamick

10+ installs5.0

PublishPress Taxonomies

by PublishPress

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

PublishPress Taxonomies has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.
On a typical day, PublishPress Taxonomies is downloaded about 1,564 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 4.6 from 195 reviews.
PublishPress Taxonomies was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Apr 27, 2011 for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.
PublishPress Taxonomies is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.
PublishPress Taxonomies has been around longer: since 2007, against 2011 for Category and Tag Specific Widgets.

PublishPress Taxonomies leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category and Tag Specific Widgets	PublishPress Taxonomies
Popular rank	#45,753	#810
Active installs	10+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	45.8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(195)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.16
Last release	15 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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