WordPress plugin comparison

Category Checklist Expander vs Media Library Categories

Category Checklist Expander

by Mark Jaquith

100+ installs4.7

Media Library Categories

by jeffrey-wp

20K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Media Library Categories has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Category Checklist Expander.
On a typical day, Media Library Categories is downloaded about 114 times, Category Checklist Expander about 4.
Category Checklist Expander is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.2 from 52 reviews.
Media Library Categories was updated more recently: Aug 22, 2026, against Dec 26, 2012 for Category Checklist Expander.
Media Library Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Category Checklist Expander.
Category Checklist Expander has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Media Library Categories.

Media Library Categories leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Checklist Expander	Media Library Categories
Popular rank	#14,057	#1,246
Active installs	100+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	91	3.1K
Rating	4.7(3)	4.2(52)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.87
Last release	14 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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