WordPress plugin comparison

Category Description Widget vs Flexible Posts Widget

Category Description Widget

by Dominik Schwind

100+ installs2.3

Flexible Posts Widget

by DaveE

7K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Flexible Posts Widget has more active installs: 7K+, against 100+ for Category Description Widget.
On a typical day, Flexible Posts Widget is downloaded about 23 times, Category Description Widget about 3.
Flexible Posts Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 56 reviews, against 2.3 from 3 reviews.
Flexible Posts Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Nov 9, 2017 for Category Description Widget.
Category Description Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.9.35, against 4.7.39 for Flexible Posts Widget.
Flexible Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Category Description Widget.

Flexible Posts Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Description Widget	Flexible Posts Widget
Popular rank	#13,905	#2,511
Active installs	100+	7K+
Downloads, last 30 days	89	629
Rating	2.3(3)	4.7(56)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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