WordPress plugin comparison

Category Post Widget vs Post Auto Vertical Scrolling

Category Post Widget

by Teja Amilineni

300+ installs3.0

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling

by Md. Shahinur Islam

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Category Post Widget has more active installs: 300+, against 100+ for Post Auto Vertical Scrolling.
On a typical day, Category Post Widget is downloaded about 6 times, Post Auto Vertical Scrolling about 4.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling was updated more recently: Apr 13, 2026, against Mar 3, 2014 for Category Post Widget.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.7.41 for Category Post Widget.
Category Post Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Post Auto Vertical Scrolling.

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Post Widget	Post Auto Vertical Scrolling
Popular rank	#10,798	#16,517
Active installs	300+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	128	95
Rating	3.0(2)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.7.41	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.32
Last release	12 years ago	7 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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