Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… vs Taxonomy Dropdown Widget (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
Taxonomy Dropdown Widget
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Taxonomy Dropdown Widget has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 9 reviews) while Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… leads in active installations (50K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… has accumulated 5.8M+ total downloads while Taxonomy Dropdown Widget has 58K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… | Taxonomy Dropdown Widget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 188 | ◄ | 9 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 5.8M+ | ◄ | 58K+ |
| Support Resolution | 50% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2007 | 2009 | |
| Age | 19 years | 17 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 2.8+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.44.0 | 2.3.3 |
Rating Breakdown
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager…
Taxonomy Dropdown Widget
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager… averaged approximately 633 daily downloads while Taxonomy Dropdown Widget averaged 5.
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.
Taxonomy Dropdown Widget Reviews
Bellisimo!
This was a life saver. Exactly, and I mean, exactly what I needed. The client was dead set against a Tag Cloud and after some rigorous searching, I kept coming back to this page. Thank you Erick. You
could be perfect
This is great plugin but the problem is that it doe’s not sync with other filters and also reset button is not working.
Great Pluign.
Fulfills my requirement.
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