WordPress plugin comparison
Category Icon vs Image Widget
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Category Icon.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Category Icon about 20.
- Image Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 287 reviews, against 1.0 from 3 reviews.
- Category Icon was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Apr 20, 2026 for Image Widget.
- Category Icon is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Image Widget.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Category Icon.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Icon |  Image Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,036 | #398 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 473 | 9.7K |
| Rating | 1.0(3) | 4.9(287) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 6 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.
Tags they share
More comparisons
- Category Icon vs Taxonomy Images
- Category Icon vs Term Management Tools
- Category Icon vs PublishPress Taxonomies
- Category Icon vs WP Term Order
- Image Widget vs Custom Sidebars
- Image Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
- Image Widget vs Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress
- Image Widget vs Content Aware Sidebars
Is one of these yours?
Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.
Start free