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Categories to Tags Converter vs RSS Importer (2026)

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

Categories to Tags Converter

Categories to Tags Converter

4.3(16)

50K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
View Categories to Tags Converter
VS
RSS Importer

RSS Importer

2(10)

30K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
View RSS Importer

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Categories to Tags Converter has a higher user rating (4.3/5 from 16 reviews) and leads in active installations (50K+ vs 30K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Categories to Tags Converter has accumulated 1.8M+ total downloads while RSS Importer has 1.3M+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.3/5Categories to Tags Converter
◄
RSS Importer2/5
Total Reviews
16Categories to Tags Converter
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RSS Importer10
Active Installs
50K+Categories to Tags Converter
◄
RSS Importer30K+
Total Downloads
1.8M+Categories to Tags Converter
◄
RSS Importer1.3M+
Support Resolution
N/ACategories to Tags Converter
RSS ImporterN/A
Last Updated
1 year agoCategories to Tags Converter
◄
RSS Importer1 year ago
First Released
2010Categories to Tags Converter
RSS Importer2010
Age
16 yearsCategories to Tags Converter
RSS Importer16 years
WP Requires
3.0+Categories to Tags Converter
RSS Importer3.0+
PHP Requires
false+Categories to Tags Converter
RSS Importerfalse+
Business Model
FreeCategories to Tags Converter
RSS ImporterFree
Latest Version
0.6.3Categories to Tags Converter
RSS Importer0.3.2

Rating Breakdown

Categories to Tags Converter

4.3/5(16 reviews)
5
75%
4
6%
3
6%
2
0%
1
13%

RSS Importer

2/5(10 reviews)
5
10%
4
0%
3
20%
2
20%
1
50%

Recent Reviews

Categories to Tags Converter Reviews

by wanzhong

亲测，好用

双向转换都没有问题，最新版WP测试通过

by compasschristine

Powerful and Simple

Perfect plug in. I had a list of words I did not want to manually add as post-tags. This plug in did it for me in about 1 sec. Just a quick copy paste, and -boom- all words are a tag. Thanks for

by quickwebworks

Most Useful Tool For SEO

Great Plugin to Correct Your Website XML Sitemap. So that site structure will be remain good. Even if you have Made some wrong Categories or Tags and Posted 100+ Articles in that don;t hesitate to us

RSS Importer Reviews

by surfbee

Not working

Only pulling through the titles not the main body of the posts.

by narcisgarcia

It seems to get only XML from a downloaded file

It should allow an URL specification to get feed from an online website.

by Back to Front

Needs update for PHP 7

This plugin needs an update to work with php7. (and 8) @garethgillman has provided a fix. https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fix-for-php-7/ Once that’s fixed it works really nice. Although it could a

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Categories to Tags Converter or RSS Importer more popular?
Categories to Tags Converter has 50K+ active installations while RSS Importer has 30K+. Categories to Tags Converter is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Categories to Tags Converter or RSS Importer?
Categories to Tags Converter has a 4.3/5 rating from 16 reviews, while RSS Importer has a 2/5 rating from 10 reviews.
Are Categories to Tags Converter and RSS Importer free?
Categories to Tags Converter is free and RSS Importer is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Categories to Tags Converter or RSS Importer?
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?
Categories to Tags Converter was last updated 1 year ago and RSS Importer was last updated 1 year ago.

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