WordPress plugin comparison
Category Post vs Recent Posts by Category Widget
Category Post
by Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe)
30+ installs
Recent Posts by Category Widget
by Ross Cornell
4K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 30+ for Category Post.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Category Post about 2.
- Category Post has no reviews yet.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Dec 30, 2011 for Category Post.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 3.3.2 for Category Post.
- Category Post has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Line by line
Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Post | Recent Posts by Category Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,918 | #3,448 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 49 | 363 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.3.2 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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