Custom Archive Titles vs SubHeading (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Custom Archive Titles has a higher user rating (5/5 from 4 reviews) and leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Custom Archive Titles has accumulated 53K+ total downloads while SubHeading has 64K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Custom Archive Titles | SubHeading | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 4.2/5 |
| Total Reviews | 4 | ► | 11 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 53K+ | ► | 64K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 4 years ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2009 | |
| Age | 10 years | 17 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4+ | 3.2.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.1 | 1.8.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Custom Archive Titles
SubHeading
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Custom Archive Titles averaged approximately 4 daily downloads while SubHeading averaged 4.
Recent Reviews
Custom Archive Titles Reviews
Works fine :-)
Works fine 🙂
Very, very handy!
Slim plugin, does exactly what it promises. Using with Exoplanet Pro theme. Hope it will be maintained in the future. Great for a quick fix instead of coding and using a child theme.
Excellent, works just fine
Thanks for this. Was very useful in my case as I just wanted to completely remove the title “Category” from category archive listings. In settings I simply removed “Category:” and left untouched “%s”
SubHeading Reviews
It does nothing
I’ve just deleted the plugin as it did nothing. I still seemed to have to put something into the template? section and that isn’t shown in installation, so I don’t know how to do it. I looked in the s
Subheading works flawlessly
Again I tried several other sub title plugins that just did not work – either due to needed upgrade to function with the latest WP version or conflict with another plugin I use. Use this one !
Thanks for info.
Thanks for helping me figure that one out.
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