WordPress plugin comparison
Colorful Categories vs LAPDI Featured Categories
Colorful Categories
by Artem P.
2K+ installs4.7
LAPDI Featured Categories
by Let A Pro Do IT!
10+ installs4.0
At a glance
- Colorful Categories has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for LAPDI Featured Categories.
- On a typical day, Colorful Categories is downloaded about 22 times, LAPDI Featured Categories about 3.
- Colorful Categories is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
- LAPDI Featured Categories was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Sep 30, 2025 for Colorful Categories.
- LAPDI Featured Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Colorful Categories.
- LAPDI Featured Categories has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Colorful Categories.
Line by line
Colorful Categories leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Colorful Categories | LAPDI Featured Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,762 | #41,813 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 458 | 49 |
| Rating | 4.7(13) | 4.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×0.17 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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