Add Category to Pages vs Create And Assign Categories For Pages (2026)

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

Add Category to Pages

4.7(30)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 6 years ago

View Add Category to Pages

Create And Assign Categories For Pages

4.7(10)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 years ago

View Create And Assign Categories For Pages

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Add Category to Pages has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 30 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Add Category to Pages has accumulated 187K+ total downloads while Create And Assign Categories For Pages has 71K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Add Category to Pages		Create And Assign Categories For Pages
Rating	4.7/5		4.7/5
Total Reviews	30	◄	10
Active Installs	20K+	◄	10K+
Total Downloads	187K+	◄	71K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	6 years ago	►	2 years ago
First Released	2015		2017
Age	11 years		9 years
WP Requires	3.3+		5.3+
PHP Requires	false+		false+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	1.2		1.2.1

Rating

4.7/5Add Category to Pages

Create And Assign Categories For Pages4.7/5

Total Reviews

30Add Category to Pages

◄

Create And Assign Categories For Pages10

Active Installs

20K+Add Category to Pages

◄

Create And Assign Categories For Pages10K+

Total Downloads

187K+Add Category to Pages

◄

Create And Assign Categories For Pages71K+

Support Resolution

N/AAdd Category to Pages

Create And Assign Categories For PagesN/A

Last Updated

6 years agoAdd Category to Pages

►

Create And Assign Categories For Pages2 years ago

First Released

2015Add Category to Pages

Create And Assign Categories For Pages2017

Age

11 yearsAdd Category to Pages

Create And Assign Categories For Pages9 years

WP Requires

3.3+Add Category to Pages

Create And Assign Categories For Pages5.3+

PHP Requires

false+Add Category to Pages

Create And Assign Categories For Pagesfalse+

Business Model

FreeAdd Category to Pages

Create And Assign Categories For PagesFree

Latest Version

1.2Add Category to Pages

Create And Assign Categories For Pages1.2.1

Rating Breakdown

Add Category to Pages

4.7/5(30 reviews)

90%

Create And Assign Categories For Pages

4.7/5(10 reviews)

90%

10%

Download Trends

Over the past 30 days, Add Category to Pages averaged approximately 13 daily downloads while Create And Assign Categories For Pages averaged 15.

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

Create And Assign Categories For Pages Reviews

by janardhan

Excellent plugin for creation of tags and categories.

Excellent plugin for creation of tags and categories. It has solved the problem of creating tags for me. i would like to suggest to give us opportunity to go to settings of the plugin from wordpress p

by bataamongolia

Thanks mais help?

Thank you very much for this plagin! But i was not able to assign it correctly. I ve got a category(page) called freebooks, but the content of the page won’t appear in that page. Could you guys help m

by bla2e

Works like a charm

Big thanks to Sandeep, The plugin works well. I just want to ask what happens to URL of pages from SEO perspective. I have pages domain.com/products/itemType1_PageA domain.com/products/itemType1_Page

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Add Category to Pages or Create And Assign Categories For Pages more popular?

Add Category to Pages has 20K+ active installations while Create And Assign Categories For Pages 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 Create And Assign Categories For Pages?

Add Category to Pages has a 4.7/5 rating from 30 reviews, while Create And Assign Categories For Pages has a 4.7/5 rating from 10 reviews.

Are Add Category to Pages and Create And Assign Categories For Pages free?

Add Category to Pages is free and Create And Assign Categories For Pages is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — Add Category to Pages or Create And Assign Categories For Pages?

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 Create And Assign Categories For Pages was last updated 2 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.