Multiple Category Selection Widget
by zackdesign · Search
Filter posts by selecting multiple categories using dropdown menus. Available as a widget, block, or shortcode.
75 health vs 72 average across 154 Search plugins
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 929
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-14 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-04-10 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-04-08 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-07 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in band
- 2026-04-03 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-02 100+ → 200+ up after 16 days in band
- 2026-03-17 200+ → 100+ down after 20 days in band
- 2026-02-25 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
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Beautiful taxonomy filters 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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