Multicolumn Category Widget
by Arno Welzel · Admin & Utilities
This widget displays top level categories in multiple columns.
83 health vs 64 average across 788 Admin & Utilities plugins
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
79
now · peak 535
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-11 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-10 300+ → 400+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-03-31 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-30 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-29 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-03-27 300+ → 400+ up after 10 days in band
- 2026-03-17 400+ → 300+ down after 281 days in band
- 2025-06-09 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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