WordPress plugin comparison
Category Labels Block vs Parent Category Toggler
Category Labels Block
by Lauren @ Small Plugins
Fewer than 10 installs
Parent Category Toggler
by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)
10K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Parent Category Toggler has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Category Labels Block.
- On a typical day, Parent Category Toggler is downloaded about 31 times, Category Labels Block about 2.
- Category Labels Block has no reviews yet.
- Category Labels Block was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Parent Category Toggler.
- Category Labels Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Parent Category Toggler.
- Parent Category Toggler has been around longer: since 2008, against 2024 for Category Labels Block.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Labels Block | Parent Category Toggler |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #51,583 | #1,966 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37 | 588 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.7 | – |
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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