WordPress plugin comparison
Category Selection Widget vs Image Widget
Category Selection Widget
by quang777s
Fewer than 10 installs1.0
Image Widget
by Nexcess
100K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Category Selection Widget.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Category Selection Widget about 1.
- Image Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 287 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
- Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against Mar 23, 2016 for Category Selection Widget.
- Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.4.2 for Category Selection Widget.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2016 for Category Selection Widget.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Selection Widget | Image Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | – | #398 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 23 | 9.7K |
| Rating | 1.0(1) | 4.9(287) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.75 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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