WordPress plugin comparison

FV Top Level Categories vs Searchable Parent Dropdowns

FV Top Level Categories

by FolioVision

20K+ installs4.4

Searchable Parent Dropdowns

by Hefin Dsouza

10+ installs

At a glance

FV Top Level Categories has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Searchable Parent Dropdowns.
On a typical day, FV Top Level Categories is downloaded about 45 times, Searchable Parent Dropdowns about 2.
Searchable Parent Dropdowns has no reviews yet.
Searchable Parent Dropdowns was updated more recently: Apr 15, 2026, against Sep 3, 2025 for FV Top Level Categories.
Searchable Parent Dropdowns is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.8.12 for FV Top Level Categories.
FV Top Level Categories has been around longer: since 2011, against 2025 for Searchable Parent Dropdowns.

FV Top Level Categories leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	FV Top Level Categories	Searchable Parent Dropdowns
Popular rank	#1,304	#31,077
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	978	24
Rating	4.4(23)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.8.12	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.43	×0.11
Last release	1 year ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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