WordPress plugin comparison
Enhanced Categories vs List categories
Enhanced Categories
by Vincent Mimoun-Prat
200+ installs
List categories
by Fernando Briano
5K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- List categories has more active installs: 5K+, against 200+ for Enhanced Categories.
- On a typical day, List categories is downloaded about 29 times, Enhanced Categories about 4.
- Enhanced Categories has no reviews yet.
- List categories was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Jul 14, 2008 for Enhanced Categories.
- List categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.6 for Enhanced Categories.
- Enhanced Categories has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for List categories.
Line by line
List categories leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Enhanced Categories | List categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,802 | #3,106 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 78 | 574 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 2.6 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 18 years ago | 1 month 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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