Categories in Hierarchical Order vs Taxonomy Checklist Tree

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

Categories in Hierarchical Order is the safest pick: health D · 50 against 45 for Taxonomy Checklist Tree, led by stronger rating quality.

Categories in Hierarchical Order

by Amit Sonkhiya

Health D50

Taxonomy Checklist Tree

by webvitalii

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Categories in Hierarchical Order	Taxonomy Checklist Tree
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K ✓	400–500
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	D · 50 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	88/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.5★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	14 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	45/100 ✓	40/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	5.9y ago ✓	6.2y ago
Downloads, last 30d	653 ✓	127
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+24%	+34%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	5.9%	6.3% ✓
Category	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

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

Release activity

Categories in Hierarchical OrderTaxonomy Checklist Tree

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.