WordPress plugin comparison

Product Author for WooCommerce vs YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode

Product Author for WooCommerce

by Nitin Prakash

500+ installs5.0

YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode

by YITHEMES

60K+ installs3.7

At a glance

YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode has more active installs: 60K+, against 500+ for Product Author for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode is downloaded about 519 times, Product Author for WooCommerce about 7.
Product Author for WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 3.7 from 45 reviews.
YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 1, 2026 for Product Author for WooCommerce.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Product Author for WooCommerce.

YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Product Author for WooCommerce	YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode
Popular rank	#9,018	#646
Active installs	500+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	141	26.5K
Rating	5.0(4)	3.7(45)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.56	×0.93
Last release	2 months ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	8.0

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