WordPress plugin comparison

Category Posts in Custom Menu vs Simple Category Ranking

Category Posts in Custom Menu

by Diana van de Laarschot

2K+ installs4.8

Simple Category Ranking

by ryokurosu

10+ installs

At a glance

Category Posts in Custom Menu has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Simple Category Ranking.
On a typical day, Category Posts in Custom Menu is downloaded about 24 times, Simple Category Ranking about 1.
Simple Category Ranking has no reviews yet.
Category Posts in Custom Menu was updated more recently: Aug 28, 2026, against Dec 8, 2018 for Simple Category Ranking.
Category Posts in Custom Menu is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.0 for Simple Category Ranking.
Category Posts in Custom Menu has been around longer: since 2011, against 2018 for Simple Category Ranking.

Category Posts in Custom Menu leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Posts in Custom Menu	Simple Category Ranking
Popular rank	#4,764	#45,319
Active installs	2K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	449	19
Rating	4.8(43)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.0.0
Search multiplier	×0.69	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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