WordPress plugin comparison

Custom category and page extensions vs PublishPress Taxonomies

Custom category and page extensions

by highimpacttech

10+ installs

PublishPress Taxonomies

by PublishPress

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

PublishPress Taxonomies has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Custom category and page extensions.
On a typical day, PublishPress Taxonomies is downloaded about 1,564 times, Custom category and page extensions about 1.
Custom category and page extensions has no reviews yet.
PublishPress Taxonomies was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Mar 6, 2016 for Custom category and page extensions.
PublishPress Taxonomies is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Custom category and page extensions.
PublishPress Taxonomies has been around longer: since 2007, against 2016 for Custom category and page extensions.

PublishPress Taxonomies leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom category and page extensions	PublishPress Taxonomies
Popular rank	#43,673	#810
Active installs	10+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	45.8K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(195)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.16
Last release	10 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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