WordPress plugin comparison

Category Labels Block vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Category Labels Block

by Lauren @ Small Plugins

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against fewer than 10 for Category Labels Block.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Category Labels Block about 2.
Category Labels Block has no reviews yet.
Category Labels Block was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Category Labels Block 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 2024 for Category Labels Block.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Labels Block	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#68,003	#3,448
Active installs	Fewer than 10	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	363
Rating	No ratings	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.05	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.7	–

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