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Equal Height Columns vs Featured Category Widget (2026)

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

Equal Height Columns

Equal Height Columns

4.9(41)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 weeks ago
View Equal Height Columns
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Featured Category Widget

Featured Category Widget

4.2(5)

100 active installs

Free

Updated 10 years ago
View Featured Category Widget

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Equal Height Columns has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 41 reviews) and leads in active installations (10K+ vs 100). Both are free WordPress plugins. Equal Height Columns has accumulated 98K+ total downloads while Featured Category Widget has 29K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Equal Height Columns
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Featured Category Widget4.2/5
Total Reviews
41Equal Height Columns
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Featured Category Widget5
Active Installs
10K+Equal Height Columns
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Featured Category Widget100
Total Downloads
98K+Equal Height Columns
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Featured Category Widget29K+
Support Resolution
N/AEqual Height Columns
Featured Category WidgetN/A
Last Updated
3 weeks agoEqual Height Columns
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Featured Category Widget10 years ago
First Released
2015Equal Height Columns
Featured Category Widget2012
Age
11 yearsEqual Height Columns
Featured Category Widget14 years
WP Requires
3.5+Equal Height Columns
Featured Category Widget2.9+
PHP Requires
false+Equal Height Columns
Featured Category Widgetfalse+
Business Model
FreeEqual Height Columns
Featured Category WidgetFree
Latest Version
1.2.1Equal Height Columns
Featured Category Widget2.5

Rating Breakdown

Equal Height Columns

4.9/5(41 reviews)
5
98%
4
0%
3
0%
2
2%
1
0%

Featured Category Widget

4.2/5(5 reviews)
5
60%
4
0%
3
40%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Equal Height Columns Reviews

by B Eades

Does the job

I had it working fine on some fairly complex Elementor layouts in no time, which saved me doing a whole lot of custom CSS. Works exactly as advertised.

by ANW

Works great! awesome..

Thank you very much for the developed Equal Height Columns plugin…

by luizzle

Didn’t work for me

Unfortunately, nothing happened

Featured Category Widget Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Equal Height Columns or Featured Category Widget more popular?
Equal Height Columns has 10K+ active installations while Featured Category Widget has 100. Equal Height Columns is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Equal Height Columns or Featured Category Widget?
Equal Height Columns has a 4.9/5 rating from 41 reviews, while Featured Category Widget has a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews.
Are Equal Height Columns and Featured Category Widget free?
Equal Height Columns is free and Featured Category Widget is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Equal Height Columns or Featured Category Widget?
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?
Equal Height Columns was last updated 3 weeks ago and Featured Category Widget was last updated 10 years ago.

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