WordPress plugin comparison

Category Template Hierarchy vs PublishPress Taxonomies

Category Template Hierarchy

by Eddie Moya

100+ installs5.0

PublishPress Taxonomies

by PublishPress

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

PublishPress Taxonomies has more active installs: 40K+, against 100+ for Category Template Hierarchy.
On a typical day, PublishPress Taxonomies is downloaded about 1,564 times, Category Template Hierarchy about 3.
Category Template Hierarchy is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 195 reviews.
PublishPress Taxonomies was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Mar 24, 2012 for Category Template Hierarchy.
PublishPress Taxonomies is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Category Template Hierarchy.
PublishPress Taxonomies has been around longer: since 2007, against 2011 for Category Template Hierarchy.

PublishPress Taxonomies leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Template Hierarchy	PublishPress Taxonomies
Popular rank	#16,480	#810
Active installs	100+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	70	47.1K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.6(195)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.16
Last release	14 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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