ENL Newsletter vs FV Top Level Categories
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
FV Top Level Categories ranks #1,313 on the popular list; ENL Newsletter is outside the top 500 we capture daily. FV Top Level Categories has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10+ for ENL Newsletter. Downloads this week: FV Top Level Categories 595 and ENL Newsletter 19. Ratings: ENL Newsletter 4★ from 1 and FV Top Level Categories 4.4★ from 23 reviews.
| Metric | ENL Newsletter | FV Top Level Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,313 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 19 | 595 |
| Rating | 4★ (1) | 4.4★ (23) |
| Last updated | Jan 7, 2012 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.0.1 | 1.9.1 |
| Best rank on record | #34,238 | #1,312 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2011 | Mar 2011 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, ENL Newsletter or FV Top Level Categories?
By active installs, FV Top Level Categories: 20K+ sites run it against 10+ for ENL Newsletter, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 27, 2026.
Are ENL Newsletter or FV Top Level Categories alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.