WordPress plugin comparison

List Custom Taxonomy Widget vs Readability Buttons (readability.com)

List Custom Taxonomy Widget

by Nick Halsey

8K+ installs4.7

Readability Buttons (readability.com)

by Sparanoid

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

List Custom Taxonomy Widget has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for Readability Buttons (readability.com).
On a typical day, List Custom Taxonomy Widget is downloaded about 34 times, Readability Buttons (readability.com) about 3.
Readability Buttons (readability.com) is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 21 reviews.
Readability Buttons (readability.com) was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Jul 19, 2026 for List Custom Taxonomy Widget.
List Custom Taxonomy Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.0.31 for Readability Buttons (readability.com).
Readability Buttons (readability.com) has been around longer: since 2011, against 2012 for List Custom Taxonomy Widget.

List Custom Taxonomy Widget leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	List Custom Taxonomy Widget	Readability Buttons (readability.com)
Popular rank	#2,304	#47,812
Active installs	8K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	887	114
Rating	4.7(21)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×0.97	×0.01
Last release	3 months ago	28 days ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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