WordPress plugin comparison
Category Icon vs Pages with category and tag
At a glance
- Pages with category and tag has more active installs: 50K+, against 2K+ for Category Icon.
- On a typical day, Pages with category and tag is downloaded about 64 times, Category Icon about 20.
- Pages with category and tag is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 1.0 from 3 reviews.
- Both were last updated on Aug 13, 2026.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Category Icon has been around longer: since 2015, against 2018 for Pages with category and tag.
Line by line
Pages with category and tag leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Icon |  Pages with category and tag |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,033 | #712 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 442 | 1.6K |
| Rating | 1.0(3) | 4.8(28) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×1.04 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 3 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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