WordPress plugin comparison
Category Icon vs Simple Primary Category
At a glance
- Category Icon has more active installs: 2K+, against 100+ for Simple Primary Category.
- On a typical day, Category Icon is downloaded about 20 times, Simple Primary Category about 4.
- Simple Primary Category is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 1.0 from 3 reviews.
- Category Icon was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Nov 24, 2023 for Simple Primary Category.
- Category Icon is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Simple Primary Category.
- Category Icon has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Simple Primary Category.
Line by line
Category Icon leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Icon |  Simple Primary Category |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,035 | #13,637 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 460 | 101 |
| Rating | 1.0(3) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.4.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 3 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.3 |
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
- Simple Primary Category vs PublishPress Taxonomies
- Simple Primary Category vs Require Post Category
- Simple Primary Category vs NS Category Widget
- Simple Primary Category vs Easy Primary Category
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