Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… vs Add Category to Pages (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
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Add Category to Pages has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 30 reviews) while Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… leads in active installations (50K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Add Category to Pages has 187K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… | Add Category to Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 188 | ◄ | 30 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.8M+ | ◄ | 187K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 6 years ago |
| First Released | 2007 | 2015 | |
| Age | 19 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 3.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.44.0 | 1.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager…
Add Category to Pages
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… averaged approximately 633 daily downloads while Add Category to Pages averaged 13.
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.
Add Category to Pages Reviews
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.
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
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
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