WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Widgets vs WP Advanced Categories Widget
Essential Widgets
by Catch Themes
10K+ installs3.5
WP Advanced Categories Widget
by Lazar Momcilovic
10+ installs
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for WP Advanced Categories Widget.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, WP Advanced Categories Widget about 1.
- WP Advanced Categories Widget has no reviews yet.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Sep 4, 2019 for WP Advanced Categories Widget.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.2.30 for WP Advanced Categories Widget.
- Essential Widgets has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for WP Advanced Categories Widget.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Essential Widgets | WP Advanced Categories Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,809 | #38,691 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.7K | 34 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.86 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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