WordPress plugin comparison
Collapsing Categories vs Enhanced Text Widget
At a glance
- Enhanced Text Widget has more active installs: 30K+, against 4K+ for Collapsing Categories.
- On a typical day, Enhanced Text Widget is downloaded about 62 times, Collapsing Categories about 26.
- Enhanced Text Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 50 reviews, against 4.1 from 57 reviews.
- Collapsing Categories was updated more recently: Feb 12, 2026, against Jul 17, 2024 for Enhanced Text Widget.
- Collapsing Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.6.11 for Enhanced Text Widget.
- Collapsing Categories has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Enhanced Text Widget.
Line by line
Enhanced Text Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Collapsing Categories |  Enhanced Text Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,398 | #1,001 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 474 | 1.6K |
| Rating | 4.1(57) | 4.9(50) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.52 | ×0.16 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 2 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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