WordPress plugin comparison

Blog Post Filter vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Blog Post Filter

by ammar.shahraki

300+ installs3.6

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 300+ for Blog Post Filter.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Blog Post Filter about 3.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.6 from 5 reviews.
Blog Post Filter was updated more recently: Apr 2, 2020, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Blog Post Filter is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.4.25, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Blog Post Filter.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Blog Post Filter	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#10,707	#3,448
Active installs	300+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	68	363
Rating	3.6(5)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.4.25	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	6 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	–

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