WordPress plugin comparison
List categories vs Top Level Categories
At a glance
- List categories has more active installs: 5K+, against 2K+ for Top Level Categories.
- On a typical day, List categories is downloaded about 29 times, Top Level Categories about 16.
- Top Level Categories is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.5 from 15 reviews.
- List categories was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Top Level Categories.
- List categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.5 for Top Level Categories.
- Top Level Categories has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for List categories.
Line by line
List categories leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  List categories |  Top Level Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,106 | #4,597 |
| Active installs | 5K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 574 | 251 |
| Rating | 4.5(15) | 5.0(4) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 2.5 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.89 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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