WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Category Templates vs Custom Field Template
Custom Category Templates
by shazdeh
3K+ installs4.3
Custom Field Template
by Hiroaki Miyashita
30K+ installs4.0
At a glance
- Custom Field Template has more active installs: 30K+, against 3K+ for Custom Category Templates.
- On a typical day, Custom Field Template is downloaded about 182 times, Custom Category Templates about 15.
- Custom Category Templates is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.0 from 24 reviews.
- Custom Field Template was updated more recently: Aug 11, 2026, against Mar 3, 2016 for Custom Category Templates.
- Custom Field Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.4.34 for Custom Category Templates.
- Custom Field Template has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Custom Category Templates.
Line by line
Custom Field Template leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Category Templates | Custom Field Template |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,846 | #965 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 394 | 7.1K |
| Rating | 4.3(6) | 4.0(24) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 3 months 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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