WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Categories Widget vs Widgets on Pages
Custom Categories Widget
by Juan Carlos Pereira Diaz
Fewer than 10 installs
Widgets on Pages
by toddhalfpenny
20K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Widgets on Pages has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Custom Categories Widget.
- On a typical day, Widgets on Pages is downloaded about 49 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 13, 2024 for Widgets on Pages.
- Custom Categories Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.7.0 for Widgets on Pages.
- Widgets on Pages has been around longer: since 2010, against 2025 for Custom Categories Widget.
Line by line
Widgets on Pages leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Categories Widget | Widgets on Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #67,921 | #1,359 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 39 | 1K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(161) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.7.0 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.22 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 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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