WordPress plugin comparison
Collapsing Categories vs Exclude Children
At a glance
- Collapsing Categories has more active installs: 4K+, against fewer than 10 for Exclude Children.
- On a typical day, Collapsing Categories is downloaded about 26 times, Exclude Children about 5.
- Exclude Children has no reviews yet.
- Collapsing Categories was updated more recently: Feb 12, 2026, against May 7, 2020 for Exclude Children.
- Collapsing Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Exclude Children.
- Collapsing Categories has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for Exclude Children.
Line by line
Collapsing Categories leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Collapsing Categories |  Exclude Children |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,398 | #62,703 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 474 | 140 |
| Rating | 4.1(57) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.52 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 6 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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