WordPress plugin comparison

Product Category vs External Product New Tab for WooCommerce

Product Category

by Kushang Tailor

300+ installs5.0

External Product New Tab for WooCommerce

by Stuart Duff - a11n

3K+ installs4.8

At a glance

External Product New Tab for WooCommerce has more active installs: 3K+, against 300+ for Product Category.
On a typical day, External Product New Tab for WooCommerce is downloaded about 21 times, Product Category about 6.
Product Category is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 35 reviews.
Product Category was updated more recently: Jun 1, 2026, against May 20, 2026 for External Product New Tab for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
External Product New Tab for WooCommerce has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Product Category.

External Product New Tab for WooCommerce leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Product Category	External Product New Tab for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#10,743	#3,766
Active installs	300+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	120	337
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(35)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.50	×0.73
Last release	5 months ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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