WordPress plugin comparison
Category filter vs No Category Parents
At a glance
- No Category Parents has more active installs: 6K+, against 10+ for Category filter.
- On a typical day, No Category Parents is downloaded about 24 times, Category filter about 5.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- No Category Parents was updated more recently: Sep 1, 2026, against Jul 6, 2015 for Category filter.
- No Category Parents is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.2.39 for Category filter.
- No Category Parents has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Category filter.
Line by line
No Category Parents leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category filter |  No Category Parents |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #32,868 | #2,706 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 130 | 587 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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