WordPress plugin comparison
Authors Widget vs List categories
At a glance
- List categories has more active installs: 5K+, against 1K+ for Authors Widget.
- On a typical day, List categories is downloaded about 29 times, Authors Widget about 12.
- Authors Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.5 from 15 reviews.
- List categories was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Authors Widget.
- List categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Authors Widget.
- Authors Widget has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for List categories.
Line by line
List categories leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Authors Widget |  List categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,151 | #3,104 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 5K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 289 | 592 |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 4.5(15) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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