WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Update Post Date vs List category posts

Auto Update Post Date

by Timi Makinde

2K+ installs5.0

List category posts

by Fernando Briano

70K+ installs4.7

At a glance

List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 2K+ for Auto Update Post Date.
On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Auto Update Post Date about 24.
Auto Update Post Date is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 254 reviews.
Auto Update Post Date was updated more recently: Aug 28, 2026, against Jul 7, 2026 for List category posts.
Auto Update Post Date resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for List category posts.
Auto Update Post Date is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for List category posts.
List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2024 for Auto Update Post Date.

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