WordPress plugin comparison
Category Posts Tabber vs Essential Widgets
Category Posts Tabber
by Phan Thanh Phu
50+ installs5.0
Essential Widgets
by Catch Themes
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 50+ for Category Posts Tabber.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Category Posts Tabber about 9.
- Category Posts Tabber is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Feb 14, 2024 for Category Posts Tabber.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.4.14 for Category Posts Tabber.
- Category Posts Tabber has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Posts Tabber | Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #20,551 | #1,810 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 228 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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