WordPress plugin comparison
No Category Parents vs Select Main Category
No Category Parents
by Sergio Milardovich
6K+ installs5.0
Select Main Category
by oscarssanchez
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- No Category Parents has more active installs: 6K+, against fewer than 10 for Select Main Category.
- On a typical day, No Category Parents is downloaded about 24 times, Select Main Category about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- No Category Parents was updated more recently: Sep 1, 2026, against Jun 19, 2018 for Select Main Category.
- No Category Parents is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Select Main Category.
- No Category Parents has been around longer: since 2009, against 2018 for Select Main Category.
Line by line
No Category Parents leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | No Category Parents | Select Main Category |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,710 | #61,485 |
| Active installs | 6K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 587 | 22 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.82 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.2.4 |
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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