WordPress plugin comparison
Parentless Categories vs Media Library Categories
Parentless Categories
by Scott Reilly
10+ installs
Media Library Categories
by jeffrey-wp
20K+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Media Library Categories has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Parentless Categories.
- On a typical day, Media Library Categories is downloaded about 116 times, Parentless Categories about 2.
- Parentless Categories has no reviews yet.
- Media Library Categories was updated more recently: Aug 22, 2026, against Apr 21, 2025 for Parentless Categories.
- Media Library Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Parentless Categories.
- Parentless Categories has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Media Library Categories.
Line by line
Media Library Categories leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Parentless Categories | Media Library Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,593 | #1,246 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 57 | 3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.2(52) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.87 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 months 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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