WordPress plugin comparison

Category and Subcategory List Widget vs PHP Code Widget

Category and Subcategory List Widget

by Murali

600+ installs4.5

PHP Code Widget

by Samuel Wood (Otto)

70K+ installs4.7

At a glance

PHP Code Widget has more active installs: 70K+, against 600+ for Category and Subcategory List Widget.
On a typical day, PHP Code Widget is downloaded about 71 times, Category and Subcategory List Widget about 10.
PHP Code Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 61 reviews, against 4.5 from 4 reviews.
Category and Subcategory List Widget was updated more recently: Dec 1, 2025, against Mar 30, 2022 for PHP Code Widget.
Category and Subcategory List Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.9.20 for PHP Code Widget.
PHP Code Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2016 for Category and Subcategory List Widget.

PHP Code Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category and Subcategory List Widget	PHP Code Widget
Popular rank	#8,163	#573
Active installs	600+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	217	1.9K
Rating	4.5(4)	4.7(61)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	5.9.20
Search multiplier	×0.35	×0.01
Last release	11 months ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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