WordPress plugin comparison

Categories Autolink vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Categories Autolink

by runen

10+ installs1.0

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Categories Autolink.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Categories Autolink about 1.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Jun 6, 2009 for Categories Autolink.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 2.7.1 for Categories Autolink.
Categories Autolink has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

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

Metric	Categories Autolink	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#39,495	#3,449
Active installs	10+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	357
Rating	1.0(1)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	2.7.1	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	17 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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