WordPress plugin comparison
Display Categories Widget vs Plugin Columns
At a glance
- Display Categories Widget has more active installs: 3K+, against 100+ for Plugin Columns.
- On a typical day, Display Categories Widget is downloaded about 15 times, Plugin Columns about 3.
- Plugin Columns is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 25 reviews.
- Plugin Columns was updated more recently: Jun 10, 2020, against Nov 3, 2019 for Display Categories Widget.
- Plugin Columns is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.4.25, against 5.2.30 for Display Categories Widget.
- Display Categories Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Plugin Columns.
Line by line
Plugin Columns leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Display Categories Widget |  Plugin Columns |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,717 | #16,784 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 243 | 66 |
| Rating | 4.8(25) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 5.4.25 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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