WordPress plugin comparison

Category Description for WooCommerce vs Front Page Category

Category Description for WooCommerce

by Tihi

700+ installs5.0

Front Page Category

by binarymoon

5K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Front Page Category has more active installs: 5K+, against 700+ for Category Description for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Front Page Category is downloaded about 21 times, Category Description for WooCommerce about 18.
Category Description for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.0 from 26 reviews.
Category Description for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 13, 2026, against Jan 30, 2024 for Front Page Category.
Category Description for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.0 for Front Page Category.
Front Page Category has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Category Description for WooCommerce.

Category Description for WooCommerce leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Description for WooCommerce	Front Page Category
Popular rank	#7,641	#3,052
Active installs	700+	5K+
Downloads, last 30 days	753	442
Rating	5.0(2)	4.0(26)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.5.0
Search multiplier	×0.59	×0.08
Last release	28 days ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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