WordPress plugin comparison
Categories as Folders vs List category posts
Categories as Folders
by Matteus Barbosa
Fewer than 10 installs3.0
List category posts
by Fernando Briano
70K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against fewer than 10 for Categories as Folders.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 235 times, Categories as Folders about 2.
- List category posts is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 254 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Sep 27, 2020 for Categories as Folders.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.5.24 for Categories as Folders.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2020 for Categories as Folders.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Categories as Folders | List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #56,035 | #549 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 38 | 8.5K |
| Rating | 3.0(1) | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.9 | 5.6 |
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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