WordPress plugin comparison

Category Archive Widget vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Category Archive Widget

by Kaz Kadalashvili

700+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 700+ for Category Archive Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Category Archive Widget about 9.
Category Archive Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Category Archive Widget was updated more recently: Jun 14, 2023, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Category Archive Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.2.15, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Category Archive Widget.

Category Archive Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Archive Widget	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#7,719	#3,448
Active installs	700+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	141	363
Rating	5.0(5)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.2.15	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.03	×0.00
Last release	3 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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