WordPress plugin comparison
Category Description Widget vs Pages with category and tag
Category Description Widget
by Dominik Schwind
100+ installs2.3
Pages with category and tag
by YAHMAN
50K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Pages with category and tag has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for Category Description Widget.
- On a typical day, Pages with category and tag is downloaded about 64 times, Category Description Widget about 3.
- Pages with category and tag is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 2.3 from 3 reviews.
- Pages with category and tag was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Nov 9, 2017 for Category Description Widget.
- Pages with category and tag is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Category Description Widget.
- Category Description Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Pages with category and tag.
Line by line
Pages with category and tag leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Description Widget | Pages with category and tag |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #13,882 | #712 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 86 | 1.6K |
| Rating | 2.3(3) | 4.8(28) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.04 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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