Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… vs Custom Category Template (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager…
50K+ active installs
Free
Custom Category Template
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 188 reviews) and leads in active installations (50K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Custom Category Template has 39K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… | Custom Category Template | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 3.3/5 |
| Total Reviews | 188 | ◄ | 9 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.8M+ | ◄ | 39K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2007 | 2012 | |
| Age | 19 years | 14 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 2.9.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.44.0 | 0.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager…
Custom Category Template
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… averaged approximately 633 daily downloads while Custom Category Template averaged 10.
Recent Reviews
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… Reviews
Very good
Very good plugin
Excellent
plugins really help us
A plugin for a brilliant intuition
Having the ability to categorize site pages into logical groups of project categories has finally made it much easier for me to create multilingual projects.
Custom Category Template Reviews
Great, but can be hard coded
A nice plugin if you don’t have time to hardcode your theme, but overall it works just great. Love using it to make each category have it’s own unique, heavily modified template.
Good plugin!
Thanks author! this plugin is useful.
Simple but functional!
Would be nice to be able selecting also the default template when needed again (is possible when just making duplicate of the org cat template and renaming but that should not be the way to do and is
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