WordPress plugin comparison
Activity Sparks vs Recent Posts by Category Widget
Activity Sparks
by pantsonhead
10+ installs
Recent Posts by Category Widget
by Ross Cornell
4K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Activity Sparks.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Activity Sparks about 2.
- Activity Sparks has no reviews yet.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Aug 18, 2015 for Activity Sparks.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- Activity Sparks has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Line by line
Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Activity Sparks | Recent Posts by Category Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,127 | #3,448 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 37 | 363 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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