WordPress plugin comparison

Archive Content with Archived Post Status vs Category Archive Widget

Archive Content with Archived Post Status

by Joshua David Nelson

5K+ installs4.9

Category Archive Widget

by Kaz Kadalashvili

700+ installs5.0

At a glance

Archive Content with Archived Post Status has more active installs: 5K+, against 700+ for Category Archive Widget.
On a typical day, Archive Content with Archived Post Status is downloaded about 145 times, Category Archive Widget about 9.
Category Archive Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.9 from 36 reviews.
Archive Content with Archived Post Status was updated more recently: Oct 24, 2026, against Jun 14, 2023 for Category Archive Widget.
Archive Content with Archived Post Status is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Category Archive Widget.
Archive Content with Archived Post Status has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Category Archive Widget.

Archive Content with Archived Post Status leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Archive Content with Archived Post Status	Category Archive Widget
Popular rank	#2,943	#7,719
Active installs	5K+	700+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.5K	141
Rating	4.9(36)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.93	×0.03
Last release	17 days ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	8.1	7.4

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