WordPress plugin comparison

Category Excluder from Theme Customizer vs Customizer Export/Import

Category Excluder from Theme Customizer

by Abhishek Sinha

60+ installs3.0

Customizer Export/Import

by Beaver Builder

100K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Customizer Export/Import has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for Category Excluder from Theme Customizer.
On a typical day, Customizer Export/Import is downloaded about 320 times, Category Excluder from Theme Customizer about 3.
Customizer Export/Import is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 115 reviews, against 3.0 from 3 reviews.
Customizer Export/Import was updated more recently: Jun 16, 2026, against Dec 21, 2013 for Category Excluder from Theme Customizer.
Customizer Export/Import is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.7.41 for Category Excluder from Theme Customizer.
Category Excluder from Theme Customizer has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Customizer Export/Import.

Customizer Export/Import leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Excluder from Theme Customizer	Customizer Export/Import
Popular rank	#19,955	#311
Active installs	60+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	58	9.9K
Rating	3.0(3)	4.8(115)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.13
Last release	13 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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