Add Category to Pages vs Adjust Admin Categories (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Add Category to Pages

Add Category to Pages

4.7(30)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 6 years ago
View Add Category to Pages
VS
Adjust Admin Categories

Adjust Admin Categories

5(4)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 years ago
View Adjust Admin Categories

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Adjust Admin Categories has a higher user rating (5/5 from 4 reviews) while Add Category to Pages leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Add Category to Pages has accumulated 187K+ total downloads while Adjust Admin Categories has 69K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Add Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categories5/5
Total Reviews
30Add Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categories4
Active Installs
20K+Add Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categories10K+
Total Downloads
187K+Add Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categories69K+
Support Resolution
N/AAdd Category to Pages
Adjust Admin CategoriesN/A
Last Updated
6 years agoAdd Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categories3 years ago
First Released
2015Add Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categories2014
Age
11 yearsAdd Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categories12 years
WP Requires
3.3+Add Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categories3.0+
PHP Requires
false+Add Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categoriesfalse+
Business Model
FreeAdd Category to Pages
Adjust Admin CategoriesFree
Latest Version
1.2Add Category to Pages
Adjust Admin Categories2.2.6

Rating Breakdown

Add Category to Pages

4.7/5(30 reviews)
5
90%
4
3%
3
0%
2
0%
1
7%

Adjust Admin Categories

5/5(4 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Add Category to Pages Reviews

by georgesd9

Great and Simple

Great addon thank you This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by georgesd9. This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by georgesd9.

by ghartwig

Admin panel is nice but didn’t work for me

I saw “categories” show up briefly in the sidebar while editing a page, but then it went away. I was unable to get it back. Another similar plug-in did work for me. Also, plug-in assumes that all pl

by Stuckindmud

Works great with 5.4.2

We have a site that has over 60 pages and covers at least 8 categories. We were going crazy trying to find pages until I finally found this one. It works simply, does exactly what you want it to and

Adjust Admin Categories Reviews

by luckyfella73

Works :)

Thanks for this nice feature! Would be even better if we could exclude categories from being affected to prevent the default category (coming with WordPress) from unnecessarily being displayed. Not me

by simongendrin

Many thks!!!

WHat the **ck the checkbox by default in hierachy taxonomy is buggy!! Even the last wordpress 5.2.2 is still buggy ! Thanks for this plugins to help me resolve it and add features as set a radio to a

by nuriarai

Awesome!

It will be the best if also made the category hierarchy collapsible.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Add Category to Pages or Adjust Admin Categories more popular?
Add Category to Pages has 20K+ active installations while Adjust Admin Categories has 10K+. Add Category to Pages is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Add Category to Pages or Adjust Admin Categories?
Add Category to Pages has a 4.7/5 rating from 30 reviews, while Adjust Admin Categories has a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews.
Are Add Category to Pages and Adjust Admin Categories free?
Add Category to Pages is free and Adjust Admin Categories is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Add Category to Pages or Adjust Admin Categories?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Add Category to Pages was last updated 6 years ago and Adjust Admin Categories was last updated 3 years ago.

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