WordPress plugin comparison
No Category Parents vs Searchable Parent Dropdowns
No Category Parents
by Sergio Milardovich
6K+ installs5.0
Searchable Parent Dropdowns
by Hefin Dsouza
10+ installs
At a glance
- No Category Parents has more active installs: 6K+, against 10+ for Searchable Parent Dropdowns.
- On a typical day, No Category Parents is downloaded about 24 times, Searchable Parent Dropdowns about 2.
- Searchable Parent Dropdowns has no reviews yet.
- No Category Parents was updated more recently: Sep 1, 2026, against Apr 15, 2026 for Searchable Parent Dropdowns.
- No Category Parents is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.9.11 for Searchable Parent Dropdowns.
- No Category Parents has been around longer: since 2009, against 2025 for Searchable Parent Dropdowns.
Line by line
No Category Parents leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | No Category Parents | Searchable Parent Dropdowns |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,710 | #31,403 |
| Active installs | 6K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 587 | 24 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.11 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 6 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
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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