WordPress plugin comparison
Pages with category and tag vs Simple Category Icons
Pages with category and tag
by YAHMAN
50K+ installs4.8
Simple Category Icons
by Bas Schuiling
90+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Pages with category and tag has more active installs: 50K+, against 90+ for Simple Category Icons.
- On a typical day, Pages with category and tag is downloaded about 64 times, Simple Category Icons about 7.
- Pages with category and tag is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 4.5 from 6 reviews.
- Pages with category and tag was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Oct 28, 2014 for Simple Category Icons.
- Pages with category and tag is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Simple Category Icons.
- Simple Category Icons has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Pages with category and tag.
Line by line
Pages with category and tag leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Pages with category and tag | Simple Category Icons |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #712 | #17,272 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 90+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.6K | 146 |
| Rating | 4.8(28) | 4.5(6) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.0.38 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.04 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 12 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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