WordPress plugin comparison
Colorful Categories vs Widget Context
At a glance
- Widget Context has more active installs: 30K+, against 2K+ for Colorful Categories.
- On a typical day, Widget Context is downloaded about 278 times, Colorful Categories about 22.
- Colorful Categories is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.5 from 98 reviews.
- Widget Context was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Sep 30, 2025 for Colorful Categories.
- Widget Context is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Colorful Categories.
- Widget Context has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Colorful Categories.
Line by line
Widget Context leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Colorful Categories |  Widget Context |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,754 | #932 |
| Active installs | 2K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 465 | 13K |
| Rating | 4.7(13) | 4.5(98) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 50% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.34 | ×1.25 |
| 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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