WordPress plugin comparison
Category Posts Block vs Crop Thumbnails
At a glance
- Both have 40K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, Crop Thumbnails about 227.
- Crop Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 67 reviews, against 4.5 from 79 reviews.
- Crop Thumbnails was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for Category Posts Block.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2012 for Crop Thumbnails.
Line by line
Crop Thumbnails leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Posts Block |  Crop Thumbnails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #881 | #809 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 40K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20K | 4.3K |
| Rating | 4.5(79) | 4.6(67) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.98 | ×0.99 |
| Last release | 20 days ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4.0 |
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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