WordPress plugin comparison

Category Template Hierarchy vs Custom Post Template

Category Template Hierarchy

by Eddie Moya

100+ installs5.0

Custom Post Template

by Simon Wheatley

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Custom Post Template has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Category Template Hierarchy.
On a typical day, Custom Post Template is downloaded about 24 times, Category Template Hierarchy about 3.
Category Template Hierarchy is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 43 reviews.
Custom Post Template was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Mar 24, 2012 for Category Template Hierarchy.
Custom Post Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 3.4.2, against 3.3.2 for Category Template Hierarchy.
Custom Post Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Category Template Hierarchy.

Custom Post Template leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Template Hierarchy	Custom Post Template
Popular rank	#16,480	#2,147
Active installs	100+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	70	557
Rating	5.0(3)	4.8(43)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.3.2	3.4.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	14 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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