WordPress plugin comparison
Category Commander vs Recent Posts by Category Widget
At a glance
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 30+ for Category Commander.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Category Commander about 11.
- Category Commander has no reviews yet.
- Category Commander was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
- Category Commander is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Category Commander.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Commander |  Recent Posts by Category Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,151 | #3,448 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 335 | 363 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.19 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 29 days ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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