WordPress plugin comparison
Category Icon vs Formategory
At a glance
- Category Icon has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Formategory.
- On a typical day, Category Icon is downloaded about 20 times, Formategory about 3.
- Formategory is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 1.0 from 3 reviews.
- Formategory was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Category Icon.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Formategory has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Category Icon.
Line by line
Category Icon leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Icon |  Formategory |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,035 | #41,492 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 460 | 110 |
| Rating | 1.0(3) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 21 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.3 |
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