WordPress plugin comparison
Featured Category Widget vs List Custom Taxonomy Widget
Featured Category Widget
by craigsimps
10+ installs
List Custom Taxonomy Widget
by Nick Halsey
8K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- List Custom Taxonomy Widget has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for Featured Category Widget.
- On a typical day, List Custom Taxonomy Widget is downloaded about 34 times, Featured Category Widget about 1.
- Featured Category Widget has no reviews yet.
- List Custom Taxonomy Widget was updated more recently: Jul 19, 2026, against Apr 1, 2018 for Featured Category Widget.
- List Custom Taxonomy Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Featured Category Widget.
- List Custom Taxonomy Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2018 for Featured Category Widget.
Line by line
List Custom Taxonomy Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Featured Category Widget | List Custom Taxonomy Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #41,039 | #2,304 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 8K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 27 | 887 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.97 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 3 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | – |
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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