WordPress plugin comparison

Product Category Dropdowns vs Smart Categories for WooCommerce

Product Category Dropdowns

by Pektsekye

800+ installs4.7

Smart Categories for WooCommerce

by erenlabs

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Product Category Dropdowns has more active installs: 800+, against fewer than 10 for Smart Categories for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Product Category Dropdowns is downloaded about 11 times, Smart Categories for WooCommerce about 3.
Smart Categories for WooCommerce has no reviews yet.
Product Category Dropdowns was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 30, 2026 for Smart Categories for WooCommerce.
Smart Categories for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Product Category Dropdowns.
Product Category Dropdowns has been around longer: since 2019, against 2026 for Smart Categories for WooCommerce.

Product Category Dropdowns leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Product Category Dropdowns	Smart Categories for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#7,434	#68,799
Active installs	800+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	327	143
Rating	4.7(12)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.52	×0.05
Last release	7 days ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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