WordPress plugin comparison
Category Posts Block vs Custom Layouts
At a glance
- Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against 3K+ for Custom Layouts.
- On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, Custom Layouts about 26.
- Custom Layouts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 4.5 from 79 reviews.
- Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Dec 29, 2025 for Custom Layouts.
- Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Custom Layouts.
- Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2021 for Custom Layouts.
Line by line
Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Posts Block |  Custom Layouts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #881 | #3,707 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20K | 545 |
| Rating | 4.5(79) | 5.0(25) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.98 | ×0.51 |
| Last release | 20 days ago | 10 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.2 |
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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