WP Categories Widget vs Iks Menu

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

WP Categories Widget

by WP-EXPERTS.IN

Health B81

Iks Menu

by Iks Studio

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

WP Categories Widget Iks Menu

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	WP Categories Widget	Iks Menu
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	6K–7K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 81	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	86/100 ✓	82/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100	93/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.33★	4.66★ ✓
Reviews	27	27
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	81/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	6mo ago ✓	8mo ago
Downloads · 30d	664	892 ✓
Category	Admin & Utilities	Admin & Utilities

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

Release activity

WP Categories Widget Iks Menu

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.