WordPress plugin comparison
Category Templates vs Show Current Template
At a glance
- Show Current Template has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Category Templates.
- On a typical day, Show Current Template is downloaded about 500 times, Category Templates about 1.
- Category Templates has no reviews yet.
- Show Current Template was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Oct 8, 2009 for Category Templates.
- Show Current Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.4 for Category Templates.
- Category Templates has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Show Current Template.
Line by line
Show Current Template leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Templates |  Show Current Template |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #28,433 | #351 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 14.1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(71) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.8.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.15 |
| Last release | 17 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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