WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Category Templates vs Formategory
At a glance
- Custom Category Templates has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Formategory.
- On a typical day, Custom Category Templates is downloaded about 15 times, Formategory about 3.
- Formategory is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.3 from 6 reviews.
- Formategory was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Mar 3, 2016 for Custom Category Templates.
- Formategory is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Custom Category Templates.
- Custom Category Templates has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Formategory.
Line by line
Formategory leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Category Templates |  Formategory |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,846 | #41,492 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 394 | 110 |
| Rating | 4.3(6) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.4.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 21 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.3 |
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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