WordPress plugin comparison
Article Difficulty Level vs NS Featured Posts
Article Difficulty Level
by M A Vinoth Kumar
10+ installs4.8
NS Featured Posts
by Nilambar Sharma
4K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- NS Featured Posts has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Article Difficulty Level.
- On a typical day, NS Featured Posts is downloaded about 33 times, Article Difficulty Level about 2.
- Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
- NS Featured Posts was updated more recently: Sep 2, 2026, against Nov 12, 2015 for Article Difficulty Level.
- NS Featured Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Article Difficulty Level.
- Article Difficulty Level has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for NS Featured Posts.
Line by line
NS Featured Posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Article Difficulty Level | NS Featured Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,699 | #3,469 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 40 | 632 |
| Rating | 4.8(5) | 4.8(29) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.3.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.76 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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