Pages with category and tag vs WP-Paginate
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
Pages with category and tag leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #712, ahead of WP-Paginate at #1,245. Over the last 7 days Pages with category and tag climbed 2 places and WP-Paginate climbed 1 place. Pages with category and tag has the largest install base, roughly 2.5× the next: 50K+ active installs against 20K+ for WP-Paginate. Downloads this week: WP-Paginate 454 and Pages with category and tag 422. Ratings: Pages with category and tag 4.8★ from 28 and WP-Paginate 4.6★ from 107 reviews.
| Metric | Pages with category and tag | WP-Paginate |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #712 ▲ 2 | #1,245 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 422 | 454 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (28) | 4.6★ (107) |
| Last updated | Aug 13, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.9.0 | 2.2.6 |
| Best rank on record | #690 | #1,245 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2018 | Sep 2009 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
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, Pages with category and tag or WP-Paginate?
By active installs, Pages with category and tag: 50K+ sites run it against 20K+ for WP-Paginate, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Pages with category and tag or WP-Paginate?
Pages with category and tag, at #712 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with WP-Paginate at #1,245. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Pages with category and tag or WP-Paginate 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.