Advanced Categories Widget
by darrinb · Admin & Utilities
A highly customizable categories widget for WordPress with thumbnails and descriptions.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “800+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1378 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-01-27 900+ → 800+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-01-22 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-20 900+ → 800+ down after 8 days in band
- 2026-01-12 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-11 900+ → 800+ down after 191 days in band
- 2025-07-04 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-03 900+ → 1K+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-06-29 1K+ → 900+ down
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/advanced-categories-widget" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Advanced Categories Widget — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Advanced Categories Widget: 800+ active installs, 5.0★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/advanced-categories-widget