WordPress plugin comparison
Category Color Picker vs Parent Category Toggler
Category Color Picker
by sarap422
60+ installs
Parent Category Toggler
by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)
10K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Parent Category Toggler has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Category Color Picker.
- On a typical day, Parent Category Toggler is downloaded about 31 times, Category Color Picker about 5.
- Category Color Picker has no reviews yet.
- Category Color Picker was updated more recently: Oct 8, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Parent Category Toggler.
- Category Color Picker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Parent Category Toggler.
- Parent Category Toggler has been around longer: since 2008, against 2025 for Category Color Picker.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Color Picker | Parent Category Toggler |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,059 | #1,966 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 105 | 588 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.24 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 9 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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