WordPress plugin comparison
Plugin Categories vs WP Required Taxonomies
At a glance
- WP Required Taxonomies has more active installs: 1K+, against 10+ for Plugin Categories.
- On a typical day, WP Required Taxonomies is downloaded about 31 times, Plugin Categories about 1.
- Plugin Categories is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.1 from 8 reviews.
- WP Required Taxonomies was updated more recently: Aug 22, 2026, against Jul 1, 2014 for Plugin Categories.
- WP Required Taxonomies is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Plugin Categories.
- Plugin Categories has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for WP Required Taxonomies.
Line by line
WP Required Taxonomies leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Plugin Categories |  WP Required Taxonomies |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #47,555 | #5,863 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 784 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.1(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.9.40 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.57 |
| Last release | 12 years 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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