WordPress plugin comparison
Categories as Folders vs Flexible Posts Widget
Categories as Folders
by Matteus Barbosa
Fewer than 10 installs3.0
Flexible Posts Widget
by DaveE
7K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Flexible Posts Widget has more active installs: 7K+, against fewer than 10 for Categories as Folders.
- On a typical day, Flexible Posts Widget is downloaded about 23 times, Categories as Folders about 2.
- Flexible Posts Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 56 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
- Categories as Folders was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2020, against Nov 28, 2017 for Flexible Posts Widget.
- Categories as Folders is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.5.24, against 4.7.39 for Flexible Posts Widget.
- Flexible Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for Categories as Folders.
Line by line
Flexible Posts Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Categories as Folders | Flexible Posts Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #56,035 | #2,509 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 7K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 644 |
| Rating | 3.0(1) | 4.7(56) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 4.7.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.9 | – |
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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