Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… vs Parent Category Toggler (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
Parent Category Toggler
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Parent Category Toggler has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 15 reviews) while Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… leads in active installations (50K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Parent Category Toggler has 83K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… | Parent Category Toggler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 188 | ◄ | 15 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.8M+ | ◄ | 83K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Age | 19 years | 18 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 2.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.44.0 | 1.3.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager…
Parent Category Toggler
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… averaged approximately 633 daily downloads while Parent Category Toggler averaged 17.
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.
Parent Category Toggler Reviews
It still works well today!
The plugin works as it says. I have a suggestion: can you add a functionality so that when users UNCHECK a parent category, all its child categories are UNCHECKED automatically?
Excellent
Thank you very much it works perfectly ~
Works well
Does exactly what it says. Thank you
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