WordPress plugin comparison
Exclude Children vs List categories
At a glance
- List categories has more active installs: 5K+, against fewer than 10 for Exclude Children.
- On a typical day, List categories is downloaded about 29 times, Exclude Children about 5.
- Exclude Children has no reviews yet.
- List categories was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against May 7, 2020 for Exclude Children.
- List categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Exclude Children.
- List categories has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Exclude Children.
Line by line
List categories leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Exclude Children |  List categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #62,703 | #3,106 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 140 | 574 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 6 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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