WordPress plugin comparison
Collapsing Categories vs Top Level Categories
At a glance
- Collapsing Categories has more active installs: 4K+, against 2K+ for Top Level Categories.
- On a typical day, Collapsing Categories is downloaded about 26 times, Top Level Categories about 16.
- Top Level Categories is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.1 from 57 reviews.
- Collapsing Categories was updated more recently: Feb 12, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Top Level Categories.
- Collapsing Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 2.5 for Top Level Categories.
- Top Level Categories has been around longer: since 2007, against 2008 for Collapsing Categories.
Line by line
Collapsing Categories leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Collapsing Categories |  Top Level Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,398 | #4,597 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 474 | 251 |
| Rating | 4.1(57) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 2.5 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.52 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | 9 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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