WordPress plugin comparison
Category Buttons vs Pages with category and tag
At a glance
- Pages with category and tag has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for Category Buttons.
- On a typical day, Pages with category and tag is downloaded about 64 times, Category Buttons about 4.
- Category Buttons is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 28 reviews.
- Pages with category and tag was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jul 3, 2024 for Category Buttons.
- Pages with category and tag is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Category Buttons.
- Pages with category and tag has been around longer: since 2018, against 2022 for Category Buttons.
Line by line
Pages with category and tag leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Buttons |  Pages with category and tag |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #15,188 | #712 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 83 | 1.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 4.8(28) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.06 | ×1.04 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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