WordPress plugin comparison

Category Posts Block vs Latest News Ticker for WordPress

Category Posts Block

by ZephyrWest

40K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Latest News Ticker for WordPress.
On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, Latest News Ticker for WordPress about 1.
Category Posts Block is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 79 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jun 22, 2015 for Latest News Ticker for WordPress.
Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Latest News Ticker for WordPress.
Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2012 for Latest News Ticker for WordPress.

Category Posts Block leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Posts Block	Latest News Ticker for WordPress
Popular rank	#881	#30,297
Active installs	40K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	19.9K	23
Rating	4.5(79)	1.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.4.2
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.00
Last release	21 days ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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