Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… vs FV Top Level Categories (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
FV Top Level Categories
20K+ 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 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while FV Top Level Categories has 248K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… | FV Top Level Categories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ◄ | 4.4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 188 | ◄ | 23 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.8M+ | ◄ | 248K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 7 months ago |
| First Released | 2007 | 2011 | |
| Age | 19 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 3.2.1+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.44.0 | 1.9.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager…
FV Top Level Categories
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… averaged approximately 633 daily downloads while FV Top Level Categories averaged 23.
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.
FV Top Level Categories Reviews
It works
It works fine
Perfect
Simple. Light on code. Easy to understand interface. Handles redirects by itself. Works immediately, without breaking anything else. A delight to have discovered it. I can recommend this to anyone wan
Works Perfectly :: If you have your other permalinks correct!
Does as labelled, removed /category/ from all my category links generated by WordPress, did not break pagination!
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