WordPress plugin comparison
Category Templates vs Custom Post Template
At a glance
- Custom Post Template has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Category Templates.
- On a typical day, Custom Post Template is downloaded about 24 times, Category Templates about 1.
- Category Templates has no reviews yet.
- Custom Post Template was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Oct 8, 2009 for Category Templates.
- Custom Post Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 3.4.2, against 2.8.4 for Category Templates.
- Custom Post Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for Category Templates.
Line by line
Custom Post Template leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Templates |  Custom Post Template |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28,433 | #2,147 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 557 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(43) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.8.4 | 3.4.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 9 years 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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