WordPress plugin comparison
Product Category vs Storefront Product Sharing
Product Category
by Kushang Tailor
300+ installs5.0
Storefront Product Sharing
by WooCommerce
4K+ installs3.9
At a glance
- Storefront Product Sharing has more active installs: 4K+, against 300+ for Product Category.
- On a typical day, Storefront Product Sharing is downloaded about 13 times, Product Category about 6.
- Product Category is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.9 from 14 reviews.
- Product Category was updated more recently: Jun 1, 2026, against Aug 27, 2020 for Storefront Product Sharing.
- Product Category is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.2.30 for Storefront Product Sharing.
- Storefront Product Sharing has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Product Category.
Line by line
Product Category leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,814 | #3,290 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 120 | 217 |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 3.9(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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