WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Categories Widget vs Widget CSS Classes
Custom Categories Widget
by Juan Carlos Pereira Diaz
Fewer than 10 installs
Widget CSS Classes
by Jory Hogeveen
80K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Widget CSS Classes has more active installs: 80K+, against fewer than 10 for Custom Categories Widget.
- On a typical day, Widget CSS Classes is downloaded about 89 times, Custom Categories Widget about 1.
- Custom Categories Widget has no reviews yet.
- Custom Categories Widget was updated more recently: Apr 16, 2025, against Nov 12, 2024 for Widget CSS Classes.
- Custom Categories Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.7.11 for Widget CSS Classes.
- Widget CSS Classes has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for Custom Categories Widget.
Line by line
Widget CSS Classes leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Categories Widget | Widget CSS Classes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #66,977 | #530 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 41 | 2.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(74) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.31 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
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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