WordPress plugin comparison

Category and Subcategory List Widget vs Enhanced Text Widget

Category and Subcategory List Widget

by Murali

600+ installs4.5

Enhanced Text Widget

by cl272

30K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Enhanced Text Widget has more active installs: 30K+, against 600+ for Category and Subcategory List Widget.
On a typical day, Enhanced Text Widget is downloaded about 62 times, Category and Subcategory List Widget about 10.
Enhanced Text Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 50 reviews, against 4.5 from 4 reviews.
Category and Subcategory List Widget was updated more recently: Dec 1, 2025, against Jul 17, 2024 for Enhanced Text Widget.
Category and Subcategory List Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.6.11 for Enhanced Text Widget.
Enhanced Text Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Category and Subcategory List Widget.

Enhanced Text Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category and Subcategory List Widget	Enhanced Text Widget
Popular rank	#8,163	#1,001
Active installs	600+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	213	1.5K
Rating	4.5(4)	4.9(50)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×0.35	×0.16
Last release	11 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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