News In Stack Widget vs Term Management Tools
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
Term Management Tools ranks #1,580 on the popular list; News In Stack Widget is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Term Management Tools has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for News In Stack Widget. Downloads this week: Term Management Tools 2,229 and News In Stack Widget 13. Ratings: News In Stack Widget 5★ from 5 and Term Management Tools 4.9★ from 76 reviews.
| Metric | News In Stack Widget | Term Management Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,580 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 13 | 2,229 |
| Rating | 5★ (5) | 4.9★ (76) |
| Last updated | Mar 5, 2015 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Current version | 1.3.1 | 2.0.2 |
| Best rank on record | #33,402 | #1,574 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2014 | Aug 2010 |
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, News In Stack Widget or Term Management Tools?
By active installs, Term Management Tools: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for News In Stack Widget, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Are News In Stack Widget or Term Management Tools 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.