WordPress plugin comparison
Category Icon vs Simple Category Icons
At a glance
- Category Icon has more active installs: 2K+, against 90+ for Simple Category Icons.
- On a typical day, Category Icon is downloaded about 20 times, Simple Category Icons about 7.
- Simple Category Icons is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 1.0 from 3 reviews.
- Category Icon was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Oct 28, 2014 for Simple Category Icons.
- Category Icon is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Simple Category Icons.
- Simple Category Icons has been around longer: since 2013, against 2015 for Category Icon.
Line by line
Category Icon leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Icon |  Simple Category Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,035 | #17,272 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 90+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 460 | 150 |
| Rating | 1.0(3) | 4.5(6) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.0.38 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 12 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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