Categories to Tags Converter
At risk: no release in 24 months (last release 21 Oct 2024).
Capped at 59 while a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 0 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| githubsync | 5 Dec 2022 to 21 Oct 2024, 4 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.7 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 21 Oct 2024. Tested up to 6.7, 4 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.3 from 16 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 12 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
- Compatibilities issues · 1 star · 25 Aug 2016
- Worked but broke my tags pages · 1 star · 25 Jun 2015
Momentum
50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 634 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,283 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,211 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,164 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,287 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,303 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,247 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,145 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,245 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,281 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,309 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,182 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,191 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1,174 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,198 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,186 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,050 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,125 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,116 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,104 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,182 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,081 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 1,056 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,041 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,468 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,194 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 186 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 0.6.3 |
|---|---|
| Author | briancolinger |
| Added | 20 May 2010 |
| Last updated | 21 Oct 2024 |
| Active installs | 50,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Structure & Navigation > Categories & Taxonomies |
| Tags | importer, categories and tags converter |
Other plugins by this author: RSS Importer, Movable Type and TypePad Importer, LiveJournal Importer, OPML Importer, Posterous Importer, DotClear Importer, GreyMatter Importer, Simple Tags Importer, Blogware Importer, TextPattern Importer
Questions
Is Categories to Tags Converter still maintained?
Categories to Tags Converter was last updated on 21 Oct 2024. Its Canary status is At risk.
Is Categories to Tags Converter safe?
Categories to Tags Converter has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is At risk.
Who owns Categories to Tags Converter?
The wordpress.org author is briancolinger. Recent committers: githubsync, Otto42, nacin, markjaquith, duck_. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Categories to Tags Converter?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: WP All Export - Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel, Widget Importer & Exporter, WP All Import - Import Add-On for ACF, Export media with selected content (by DKZR), WP All Import - Import SEO Settings for Yoast SEO.