WordPress plugin comparison
Category Featured Images vs List category posts
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 600+ for Category Featured Images.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 235 times, Category Featured Images about 7.
- List category posts is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 254 reviews, against 4.5 from 11 reviews.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Jan 29, 2015 for Category Featured Images.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.1.42 for Category Featured Images.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Category Featured Images.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Featured Images |  List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #8,324 | #549 |
| Active installs | 600+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 142 | 8.3K |
| Rating | 4.5(11) | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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