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Category Popular Tags

by sidocode · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0.2 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 8.0+

Category Popular Tags has fewer than 10 active installs on WordPress.org and 1,546 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 6, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Category Popular Tags at a glance

Active installs
fewer than 10
Total downloads
1,546
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Category Popular Tags well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Button background colour and hover background colour
  • Font colour and hover font colour
  • Border colour, border width, and border radius
  • Font size, font weight, and text transform (none / uppercase / capitalize)
  • Padding (top/bottom and left/right independently)
  • Icon size and the gap between the icon and the label text
  • Gap between buttons on desktop and on mobile independently
  • Column count on desktop (auto-fit, 1, 2, 3, or 4) and on mobile (1 or 2)
  • Box shadow toggle

Details

Display styled popular tag buttons on any page or archive. Full visual control from the admin. Works via shortcode, automatic placement, or theme func …

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • archive
  • category
  • popular tags
  • tag buttons
  • tags

More from sidocode

Version
2.0.2
Last updated
May 6, 2026
First published
Oct 19, 2019
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Category Popular Tags FAQ

What does Category Popular Tags do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Category Popular Tags offers Button background colour and hover background colour, Font colour and hover font colour, Border colour, border width, and border radius, Font size, font weight, and text transform (none / uppercase / capitalize) and Padding (top/bottom and left/right independently).

How many active installs does Category Popular Tags have?

WordPress.org reports fewer than 10 active installs for Category Popular Tags as of September 7, 2026.

Is Category Popular Tags still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on May 6, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Category Popular Tags free?

Category Popular Tags is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.