WordPress plugin comparison
AJ Category Posts vs POST PER CATEGORY WIDGET
At a glance
- Both have 10+ active installs.
- On a typical day, AJ Category Posts is downloaded about 2 times, POST PER CATEGORY WIDGET about 1.
- AJ Category Posts was updated more recently: Jul 1, 2026, against May 3, 2015 for POST PER CATEGORY WIDGET.
- AJ Category Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.2.39 for POST PER CATEGORY WIDGET.
- POST PER CATEGORY WIDGET has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for AJ Category Posts.
Line by line
AJ Category Posts leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  AJ Category Posts |  POST PER CATEGORY WIDGET |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #34,782 | #37,605 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 23 |
| Rating | No ratings | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.13 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 11 years 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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