WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Type Widgets vs WP Advanced Categories Widget

Custom Post Type Widgets

by thingsym

10K+ installs4.8

WP Advanced Categories Widget

by Lazar Momcilovic

10+ installs

At a glance

Custom Post Type Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for WP Advanced Categories Widget.
On a typical day, Custom Post Type Widgets is downloaded about 91 times, WP Advanced Categories Widget about 1.
WP Advanced Categories Widget has no reviews yet.
Custom Post Type Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 2, 2026, against Sep 4, 2019 for WP Advanced Categories Widget.
Custom Post Type Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.2.30 for WP Advanced Categories Widget.
Custom Post Type Widgets has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for WP Advanced Categories Widget.

Custom Post Type Widgets leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Type Widgets	WP Advanced Categories Widget
Popular rank	#1,497	#38,691
Active installs	10K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	34
Rating	4.8(14)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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