WordPress plugin comparison
Select Primary Category vs NS Category Widget
Select Primary Category
by denizozsen
Fewer than 10 installs
NS Category Widget
by Nilambar Sharma
1K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- NS Category Widget has more active installs: 1K+, against fewer than 10 for Select Primary Category.
- On a typical day, NS Category Widget is downloaded about 13 times, Select Primary Category about 2.
- Select Primary Category has no reviews yet.
- NS Category Widget was updated more recently: Sep 12, 2025, against Jun 13, 2018 for Select Primary Category.
- NS Category Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Select Primary Category.
Line by line
NS Category Widget leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Select Primary Category | NS Category Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,468 | #6,187 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 31 | 194 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(34) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | – | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.30 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2.24 |
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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