WordPress plugin comparison
Category Thumbnail List vs List categories
Category Thumbnail List
by Johan Jonk Stenström
200+ installs3.5
List categories
by Fernando Briano
5K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- List categories has more active installs: 5K+, against 200+ for Category Thumbnail List.
- On a typical day, List categories is downloaded about 29 times, Category Thumbnail List about 3.
- List categories is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- List categories was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Feb 21, 2024 for Category Thumbnail List.
- List categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Category Thumbnail List.
- Category Thumbnail List has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for List categories.
Line by line
List categories leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Thumbnail List | List categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,478 | #3,106 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 64 | 558 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 4.5(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 1 month 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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