WordPress plugin comparison

JS Categories List Widget vs Spectra Legacy

JS Categories List Widget

by Miguel Useche

1K+ installs4.8

Spectra Legacy

by Brainstorm Force

1M+ installs4.7

At a glance

Spectra Legacy has more active installs: 1M+, against 1K+ for JS Categories List Widget.
On a typical day, Spectra Legacy is downloaded about 8,812 times, JS Categories List Widget about 17.
JS Categories List Widget is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 4.7 from 1,872 reviews.
Spectra Legacy was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Apr 3, 2026 for JS Categories List Widget.
JS Categories List Widget resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 83% for Spectra Legacy.
Spectra Legacy is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for JS Categories List Widget.
JS Categories List Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Spectra Legacy.

Spectra Legacy leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.

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