Automatically Hierarchic Categories in… vs Product Category Showcase for… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Automatically Hierarchic Categories in…
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Product Category Showcase for…
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Product Category Showcase for… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 5 reviews) while Automatically Hierarchic Categories in… leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Automatically Hierarchic Categories in… has accumulated 29K+ total downloads while Product Category Showcase for… has 49K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Automatically Hierarchic Categories in… | Product Category Showcase for… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 12 | ◄ | 5 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 29K+ | ► | 49K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 8 months ago | ► | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2021 | 2017 | |
| Age | 5 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0.2+ | 5.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.0.10 | 2.3.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Automatically Hierarchic Categories in…
Product Category Showcase for…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Automatically Hierarchic Categories in… averaged approximately 14 daily downloads while Product Category Showcase for… averaged 32.
Recent Reviews
Automatically Hierarchic Categories in… Reviews
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Amazing
I took me a bit to make it work the way I wanted with all the subcategories, but after that has been working very well. Don’t need to worry to edit the front-end menu if you change name or delete in b
Real time saver
Had been spending a lot of time adding menu items manually from my hierarchical categories. Still not too late to save time from now on. And it works great with Otography theme. Thank you developer!
Product Category Showcase for… Reviews
Great plugin!
What an awesome little plugin. After tinkering with default woocommerce shortcodes, css hacks and a lot of wasted time, this plugin did EXACTLY what I wanted, and then some. I absolutely LOVE the ca
Great!
Just added today and it really made a huge different on my shop site. I had many questions and trouble with my theme affecting the plugin, but the online support chat was really helpful with everythin
Great Support
I had trouble with the Additional Categories images not showing and these guys came to the rescue and in no time at all found the conflict with my WordPress template and supplied a fix. Worked perfec
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