WordPress plugin comparison

Bigboss Custom Post Type Widget vs Category Posts Block

Bigboss Custom Post Type Widget

by Bulbul Bigboss

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Category Posts Block

by ZephyrWest

40K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for Bigboss Custom Post Type Widget.
On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, Bigboss Custom Post Type Widget about 1.
Bigboss Custom Post Type Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.5 from 79 reviews.
Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against May 15, 2019 for Bigboss Custom Post Type Widget.
Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Bigboss Custom Post Type Widget.
Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for Bigboss Custom Post Type Widget.

Category Posts Block leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Bigboss Custom Post Type Widget	Category Posts Block
Popular rank	–	#881
Active installs	Fewer than 10	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	19.9K
Rating	5.0(7)	4.5(79)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.98
Last release	7 years ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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