WordPress plugin comparison
Category Popular Tags vs Meta Tag Manager
Category Popular Tags
by sidocode
Fewer than 10 installs
Meta Tag Manager
by Marcus (aka @msykes)
70K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Meta Tag Manager has more active installs: 70K+, against fewer than 10 for Category Popular Tags.
- On a typical day, Meta Tag Manager is downloaded about 144 times, Category Popular Tags about 3.
- Category Popular Tags has no reviews yet.
- Meta Tag Manager was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against May 6, 2026 for Category Popular Tags.
- Meta Tag Manager is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Category Popular Tags.
- Meta Tag Manager has been around longer: since 2009, against 2019 for Category Popular Tags.
Line by line
Meta Tag Manager leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Popular Tags | Meta Tag Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #55,147 | #600 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 53 | 4.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(84) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×1.08 |
| Last release | 6 months 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.
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