WordPress plugin comparison
Exclude Children vs FV Top Level Categories
At a glance
- FV Top Level Categories has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Exclude Children.
- On a typical day, FV Top Level Categories is downloaded about 45 times, Exclude Children about 5.
- Exclude Children has no reviews yet.
- FV Top Level Categories was updated more recently: Sep 3, 2025, against May 7, 2020 for Exclude Children.
- FV Top Level Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.2.30 for Exclude Children.
- FV Top Level Categories has been around longer: since 2011, against 2020 for Exclude Children.
Line by line
FV Top Level Categories leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Exclude Children |  FV Top Level Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #49,760 | #1,304 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 137 | 937 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.4(23) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 1 year 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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