WordPress plugin comparison

Category Description Widget vs PublishPress Taxonomies

Category Description Widget

by Dominik Schwind

100+ installs2.3

PublishPress Taxonomies

by PublishPress

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

PublishPress Taxonomies has more active installs: 40K+, against 100+ for Category Description Widget.
On a typical day, PublishPress Taxonomies is downloaded about 1,564 times, Category Description Widget about 3.
PublishPress Taxonomies is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 195 reviews, against 2.3 from 3 reviews.
PublishPress Taxonomies was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 9, 2017 for Category Description Widget.
PublishPress Taxonomies is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Category Description Widget.
PublishPress Taxonomies has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for Category Description Widget.

PublishPress Taxonomies leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Description Widget	PublishPress Taxonomies
Popular rank	#13,894	#810
Active installs	100+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	87	47.1K
Rating	2.3(3)	4.6(195)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.16
Last release	9 years ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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