WordPress plugin comparison
Collapsing Categories vs WP Required Taxonomies
At a glance
- Collapsing Categories has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for WP Required Taxonomies.
- On a typical day, Collapsing Categories is downloaded about 26 times, WP Required Taxonomies about 2.
- WP Required Taxonomies has no reviews yet.
- Collapsing Categories was updated more recently: Feb 12, 2026, against Sep 23, 2024 for WP Required Taxonomies.
- Collapsing Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.6.11 for WP Required Taxonomies.
- Collapsing Categories has been around longer: since 2008, against 2023 for WP Required Taxonomies.
Line by line
Collapsing Categories leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Collapsing Categories |  WP Required Taxonomies |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,398 | #34,316 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 474 | 51 |
| Rating | 4.1(57) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.52 | ×0.02 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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