WordPress plugin comparison
Category Page Extender vs Nested Pages
At a glance
- Nested Pages has more active installs: 90K+, against 40+ for Category Page Extender.
- On a typical day, Nested Pages is downloaded about 926 times, Category Page Extender about 2.
- Category Page Extender has no reviews yet.
- Nested Pages was updated more recently: Sep 25, 2026, against Dec 31, 2009 for Category Page Extender.
- Nested Pages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.4 for Category Page Extender.
- Category Page Extender has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Nested Pages.
Line by line
Nested Pages leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Page Extender |  Nested Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #22,526 | #473 |
| Active installs | 40+ | 90K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 46 | 19.5K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(126) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 2.8.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.10 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.0 |
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 Page Extender vs PublishPress Taxonomies
- Category Page Extender vs Post Tags and Categories for Pages
- Category Page Extender vs Advanced Custom Fields
- Category Page Extender vs List category posts
- Nested Pages vs Admin Menu Tree Page View
- Nested Pages vs Admin Menu Editor
- Nested Pages vs CMS Tree Page View
- Nested Pages vs WP Admin UI Customize
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