WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Categories Widget vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Advanced Categories Widget

by darrinb

700+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 700+ for Advanced Categories Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Advanced Categories Widget about 6.
Advanced Categories Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Aug 11, 2016 for Advanced Categories Widget.
Advanced Categories Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.5.33, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Advanced Categories Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Categories Widget	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#7,770	#3,448
Active installs	700+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	140	363
Rating	5.0(8)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.5.33	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	10 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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