WordPress plugin comparison
Category Icon vs Category Post
At a glance
- Category Icon has more active installs: 2K+, against 30+ for Category Post.
- On a typical day, Category Icon is downloaded about 20 times, Category Post about 2.
- Category Post has no reviews yet.
- Category Icon was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Dec 30, 2011 for Category Post.
- Category Icon is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Category Post.
- Category Post has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Category Icon.
Line by line
Category Icon leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Icon |  Category Post |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,036 | #24,862 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 30+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 460 | 49 |
| Rating | 1.0(3) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.3.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 15 years 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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