Simple Taxonomy Ordering vs Category Icon (2026)

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

Simple Taxonomy Ordering

Simple Taxonomy Ordering

4.9(28)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 years ago
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Category Icon

Category Icon

1(3)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 months ago
View Category Icon

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Simple Taxonomy Ordering has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 28 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Simple Taxonomy Ordering has accumulated 350K+ total downloads while Category Icon has 89K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon1/5
Total Reviews
28Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon3
Active Installs
20K+Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon2.0K+
Total Downloads
350K+Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon89K+
Support Resolution
N/ASimple Taxonomy Ordering
Category IconN/A
Last Updated
3 years agoSimple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon3 months ago
First Released
2015Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon2015
Age
11 yearsSimple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon11 years
WP Requires
4.4+Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon4.9.19+
PHP Requires
false+Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon5.6.40+
Business Model
FreeSimple Taxonomy Ordering
Category IconFree
Latest Version
2.3.4Simple Taxonomy Ordering
Category Icon1.0.3

Rating Breakdown

Simple Taxonomy Ordering

4.9/5(28 reviews)
5
96%
4
0%
3
0%
2
4%
1
0%

Category Icon

1/5(3 reviews)
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
100%

Recent Reviews

Simple Taxonomy Ordering Reviews

by 247web

Quick and simple reordering without the bloat

Works even with Parent categories (takes all the children with it).

by tatof

Perfect light weight plugin

Saved my day 🙂 easy to use and light weight. thnx

by Pt

Seems to work

Migrated from Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order by NSP-Code because that plugin just wasn’t recognising all of my taxonomies. In this one you can (must) explicitly tell it which taxonomies to ac

Category Icon Reviews

by mogeh

No documentation

How would someone implement your plugin if there is no documentation? The idea is good but the delivery is poor taste.

by farzinsb

not working anymore on wp 5.4.2 anymore

It is causing errors for my other plugins without showing any errors on screen or in error_log file or chrome console in latest wp update 5.4.2. so I removed it. This topic was modified 5 year

by Joe Bloggs

Absolutely useless

This plugin is absolutely useless without any instructions on how to actually fetch the icon after it has been assigned to a taxonomy term. No support what’s so ever, support questions unanswered, fig

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Simple Taxonomy Ordering or Category Icon more popular?
Simple Taxonomy Ordering has 20K+ active installations while Category Icon has 2.0K+. Simple Taxonomy Ordering is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Simple Taxonomy Ordering or Category Icon?
Simple Taxonomy Ordering has a 4.9/5 rating from 28 reviews, while Category Icon has a 1/5 rating from 3 reviews.
Are Simple Taxonomy Ordering and Category Icon free?
Simple Taxonomy Ordering is free and Category Icon is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Simple Taxonomy Ordering or Category Icon?
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?
Simple Taxonomy Ordering was last updated 3 years ago and Category Icon was last updated 3 months ago.

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