WordPress plugin comparison
Category Featured Image vs Pages with category and tag
Category Featured Image
by Katsushi Kawamori
400+ installs2.9
Pages with category and tag
by YAHMAN
50K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Pages with category and tag has more active installs: 50K+, against 400+ for Category Featured Image.
- On a typical day, Pages with category and tag is downloaded about 64 times, Category Featured Image about 8.
- Pages with category and tag is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 2.9 from 12 reviews.
- Category Featured Image was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Pages with category and tag.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Pages with category and tag has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Category Featured Image.
Line by line
Pages with category and tag leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Featured Image | Pages with category and tag |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,827 | #712 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 193 | 1.6K |
| Rating | 2.9(12) | 4.8(28) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.41 | ×1.04 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | – |
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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