WordPress plugin comparison

FV Top Level Categories vs WP E-commerce Expanding Categories

FV Top Level Categories

by FolioVision

20K+ installs4.4

WP E-commerce Expanding Categories

by Adam Sargant

10+ installs4.0

At a glance

FV Top Level Categories has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for WP E-commerce Expanding Categories.
On a typical day, FV Top Level Categories is downloaded about 45 times, WP E-commerce Expanding Categories about 1.
FV Top Level Categories is rated higher: 4.4 out of 5 from 23 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
FV Top Level Categories was updated more recently: Sep 3, 2025, against Feb 22, 2012 for WP E-commerce Expanding Categories.
FV Top Level Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.2.1 for WP E-commerce Expanding Categories.

FV Top Level Categories leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	FV Top Level Categories	WP E-commerce Expanding Categories
Popular rank	#1,304	#34,723
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	937	32
Rating	4.4(23)	4.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×0.42	×0.00
Last release	1 year ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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