WordPress plugin comparison
Colorful Categories vs Selective Reading
At a glance
- Colorful Categories has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Selective Reading.
- On a typical day, Colorful Categories is downloaded about 22 times, Selective Reading about 1.
- Selective Reading has no reviews yet.
- Colorful Categories was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2025, against Dec 14, 2013 for Selective Reading.
- Colorful Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.7.41 for Selective Reading.
- Selective Reading has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Colorful Categories.
Line by line
Colorful Categories leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Colorful Categories |  Selective Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,754 | #47,942 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 465 | 14 |
| Rating | 4.7(13) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 3.7.41 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 13 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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