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Advanced Category Column vs List Custom Taxonomy Widget

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Active-install trajectory

Advanced Category Column moved down one install band, 30+ to 20+; List Custom Taxonomy Widget moved down one install band, 9K+ to 8K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Advanced Category Column List Custom Taxonomy Widget
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 20–30 8K–9K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. -33% -11% ✓
Overall health D · 45 A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 3/100 98/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 74/100 86/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.0★ 4.4★ ✓
Reviews 1 21 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 36/100 96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. High Low ✓
Last updated 10.7y ago 4mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d 59 823 ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 0.1% 6.5% ✓
Category Admin & Utilities Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Advanced Category ColumnList Custom Taxonomy Widget

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.