WordPress plugin comparison

Categorized New Post vs Recent Category Posts Widget

Categorized New Post

by boomil

10+ installs

Recent Category Posts Widget

by George Stephanis

300+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Category Posts Widget has more active installs: 300+, against 10+ for Categorized New Post.
On a typical day, Recent Category Posts Widget is downloaded about 6 times, Categorized New Post about 1.
Categorized New Post has no reviews yet.
Recent Category Posts Widget was updated more recently: Jun 10, 2026, against Oct 19, 2016 for Categorized New Post.
Recent Category Posts Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.6.30 for Categorized New Post.
Recent Category Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Categorized New Post.

Recent Category Posts Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Categorized New Post	Recent Category Posts Widget
Popular rank	#46,824	#10,134
Active installs	10+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	24	152
Rating	No ratings	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.6.30	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.50
Last release	10 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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