WordPress plugin comparison
Category Templates vs Custom Field Template
At a glance
- Custom Field Template has more active installs: 30K+, against 20+ for Category Templates.
- On a typical day, Custom Field Template is downloaded about 182 times, Category Templates about 1.
- Category Templates has no reviews yet.
- Custom Field Template was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Oct 8, 2009 for Category Templates.
- Custom Field Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 2.8.4 for Category Templates.
- Custom Field Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for Category Templates.
Line by line
Custom Field Template leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Templates |  Custom Field Template |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28,433 | #965 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 7.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.0(24) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 2.8.4 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 3 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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