WordPress plugin comparison
Colorful Categories vs Flexible Posts Widget
At a glance
- Flexible Posts Widget has more active installs: 7K+, against 2K+ for Colorful Categories.
- On a typical day, Flexible Posts Widget is downloaded about 23 times, Colorful Categories about 22.
- Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
- Colorful Categories was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Flexible Posts Widget.
- Colorful Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.7.39 for Flexible Posts Widget.
- Flexible Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Colorful Categories.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Colorful Categories |  Flexible Posts Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,754 | #2,509 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 465 | 644 |
| Rating | 4.7(13) | 4.7(56) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.7.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year 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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