Custom Category Templates
by shazdeh · Uncategorized
Define custom templates for category views.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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 “3K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-05-10 · 1,383 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-07-30 2K+ → 3K+ up after 536 days in band
- 2024-02-10 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-02-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-02-07 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-02-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-02-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 22 days in band
- 2024-01-13 2K+ → 1K+ down after 25 days in band
- 2023-12-19 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- C Custom Category Template 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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Multiple Themes 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C - C Custom Post Template 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Canvas 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Quick Child Theme Generator 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - P Post Template 400+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/custom-category-templates" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Custom Category Templates — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Custom Category Templates: 3K+ active installs, 4.3★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-category-templates