WordPress plugin comparison
Collapsing Categories vs Colorful Categories
At a glance
- Collapsing Categories has more active installs: 4K+, against 2K+ for Colorful Categories.
- On a typical day, Collapsing Categories is downloaded about 26 times, Colorful Categories about 22.
- Colorful Categories is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.1 from 57 reviews.
- Collapsing Categories was updated more recently: Feb 12, 2026, against Sep 30, 2025 for Colorful Categories.
- Collapsing Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for Colorful Categories.
- Collapsing Categories has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Colorful Categories.
Line by line
Collapsing Categories leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Collapsing Categories |  Colorful Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,398 | #4,754 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 459 | 458 |
| Rating | 4.1(57) | 4.7(13) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.52 | ×0.34 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 1 year 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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