WordPress plugin comparison
Category Color Picker vs Custom Category Templates
At a glance
- Custom Category Templates has more active installs: 3K+, against 60+ for Category Color Picker.
- On a typical day, Custom Category Templates is downloaded about 15 times, Category Color Picker about 5.
- Category Color Picker has no reviews yet.
- Category Color Picker was updated more recently: Oct 8, 2026, against Mar 3, 2016 for Custom Category Templates.
- Category Color Picker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Custom Category Templates.
- Custom Category Templates has been around longer: since 2011, against 2025 for Category Color Picker.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Color Picker |  Custom Category Templates |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,059 | #3,848 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 105 | 402 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.3(6) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.4.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.24 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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