WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Custom Fields vs Category Posts Block
At a glance
- Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against 50+ for Advanced Custom Fields.
- On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, Advanced Custom Fields about 3.
- Advanced Custom Fields has no reviews yet.
- Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jul 17, 2015 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Advanced Custom Fields.
- Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2015 for Advanced Custom Fields.
Line by line
Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Advanced Custom Fields |  Category Posts Block |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,391 | #881 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 65 | 19.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(79) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 22 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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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