WordPress plugin comparison
Advance Category Posts Widget vs Post Type Switcher
Advance Category Posts Widget
by saurav.rox
70+ installs
Post Type Switcher
by John James Jacoby
200K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Post Type Switcher has more active installs: 200K+, against 70+ for Advance Category Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, Post Type Switcher is downloaded about 2,158 times, Advance Category Posts Widget about 4.
- Advance Category Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
- Post Type Switcher was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Apr 24, 2019 for Advance Category Posts Widget.
- Post Type Switcher is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Advance Category Posts Widget.
- Post Type Switcher has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Advance Category Posts Widget.
Line by line
Post Type Switcher leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advance Category Posts Widget | Post Type Switcher |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #18,424 | #269 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 72 | 155.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(255) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.0.31 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.24 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 25 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.0 |
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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