WordPress plugin comparison
FV Top Level Categories vs Term Steward
At a glance
- FV Top Level Categories has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Term Steward.
- On a typical day, FV Top Level Categories is downloaded about 45 times, Term Steward about 2.
- Term Steward has no reviews yet.
- Term Steward was updated more recently: Oct 8, 2026, against Sep 3, 2025 for FV Top Level Categories.
- Term Steward is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for FV Top Level Categories.
- FV Top Level Categories has been around longer: since 2011, against 2026 for Term Steward.
Line by line
FV Top Level Categories leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  FV Top Level Categories |  Term Steward |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,304 | #66,369 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 937 | 79 |
| Rating | 4.4(23) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.42 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.2 |
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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