WordPress plugin comparison
Colorful Categories vs FV Top Level Categories
At a glance
- FV Top Level Categories has more active installs: 20K+, against 2K+ for Colorful Categories.
- On a typical day, FV Top Level Categories is downloaded about 45 times, Colorful Categories about 22.
- Colorful Categories is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.4 from 23 reviews.
- Colorful Categories was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2025, against Sep 3, 2025 for FV Top Level Categories.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- FV Top Level Categories has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Colorful Categories.
Line by line
FV Top Level Categories leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Colorful Categories |  FV Top Level Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,762 | #1,304 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 458 | 937 |
| Rating | 4.7(13) | 4.4(23) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 1 year 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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