WordPress plugin comparison

Smart Categories for WooCommerce vs WP SHOW CATEGORY ID

Smart Categories for WooCommerce

by erenlabs

Fewer than 10 installs

WP SHOW CATEGORY ID

by Md Yakub Mizan

50+ installs

At a glance

WP SHOW CATEGORY ID has more active installs: 50+, against fewer than 10 for Smart Categories for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Smart Categories for WooCommerce is downloaded about 3 times, WP SHOW CATEGORY ID about 2.
Smart Categories for WooCommerce was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against May 26, 2026 for WP SHOW CATEGORY ID.
Smart Categories for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for WP SHOW CATEGORY ID.
WP SHOW CATEGORY ID has been around longer: since 2019, against 2026 for Smart Categories for WooCommerce.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Smart Categories for WooCommerce	WP SHOW CATEGORY ID
Popular rank	#68,799	#20,339
Active installs	Fewer than 10	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	143	55
Rating	No ratings	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.23
Last release	11 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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