WordPress plugin comparison
Category Posts Block vs Latest News, Posts, Articles
Category Posts Block
by ZephyrWest
40K+ installs4.5
Latest News, Posts, Articles
by Ferdaus Alom
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for Latest News, Posts, Articles.
- On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, Latest News, Posts, Articles about 2.
- Latest News, Posts, Articles has no reviews yet.
- Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Nov 29, 2025 for Latest News, Posts, Articles.
- Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Latest News, Posts, Articles.
- Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2023 for Latest News, Posts, Articles.
Line by line
Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Posts Block | Latest News, Posts, Articles |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #881 | #58,389 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.9K | 33 |
| Rating | 4.5(79) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.98 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.0 |
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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