Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… vs No category parents (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, No category parents has a higher user rating (5/5 from 3 reviews) while Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… leads in active installations (50K+ vs 6.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while No category parents has 73K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… | No category parents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 188 | ◄ | 3 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 6.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.8M+ | ◄ | 73K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2007 | 2009 | |
| Age | 19 years | 17 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 2.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.44.0 | 0.2.4.1 |
Rating Breakdown
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager…
No category parents
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… averaged approximately 633 daily downloads while No category parents averaged 6.
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.
No category parents Reviews
Works flawlessly
Simple plugin, that really works! ;o)
Great
everything you need
Does what it means to
This plugin does exactly what it means to. Perfect.
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