WordPress plugin comparison
Category Icon vs Taxonomy Images
At a glance
- Taxonomy Images has more active installs: 8K+, against 2K+ for Category Icon.
- On a typical day, Taxonomy Images is downloaded about 49 times, Category Icon about 20.
- Taxonomy Images is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 40 reviews, against 1.0 from 3 reviews.
- Category Icon was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Feb 15, 2024 for Taxonomy Images.
- Category Icon is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Taxonomy Images.
- Taxonomy Images has been around longer: since 2010, against 2015 for Category Icon.
Line by line
Taxonomy Images leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Icon |  Taxonomy Images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,035 | #2,338 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 460 | 944 |
| Rating | 1.0(3) | 4.4(40) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.4.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.31 | ×0.08 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.3 |
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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