WordPress plugin comparison
Display Categories Widget vs Ultimate Category Excluder
Display Categories Widget
by iteamweb
3K+ installs4.8
Ultimate Category Excluder
by Marios Alexandrou
50K+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Ultimate Category Excluder has more active installs: 50K+, against 3K+ for Display Categories Widget.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Category Excluder is downloaded about 118 times, Display Categories Widget about 15.
- Display Categories Widget is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 4.3 from 78 reviews.
- Ultimate Category Excluder was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Nov 3, 2019 for Display Categories Widget.
- Ultimate Category Excluder is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Display Categories Widget.
- Ultimate Category Excluder has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for Display Categories Widget.
Line by line
Ultimate Category Excluder leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Display Categories Widget | Ultimate Category Excluder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,717 | #771 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 233 | 2.2K |
| Rating | 4.8(25) | 4.3(78) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 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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