WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Widgets vs Taxonomy Extender For Categories and Tags

Essential Widgets

by Catch Themes

10K+ installs3.5

Taxonomy Extender For Categories and Tags

by W3netLab Innovations

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Taxonomy Extender For Categories and Tags.
On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Taxonomy Extender For Categories and Tags about 2.
Taxonomy Extender For Categories and Tags has no reviews yet.
Taxonomy Extender For Categories and Tags was updated more recently: Jul 22, 2026, against Jun 18, 2026 for Essential Widgets.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Essential Widgets has been around longer: since 2017, against 2024 for Taxonomy Extender For Categories and Tags.

Essential Widgets leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Essential Widgets	Taxonomy Extender For Categories and Tags
Popular rank	#1,810	#53,566
Active installs	10K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	1.8K	52
Rating	3.5(2)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.05
Last release	4 months ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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