WordPress plugin comparison
Category Posts Block vs News In Stack Widget
Category Posts Block
by ZephyrWest
40K+ installs4.5
News In Stack Widget
by Eugen Bobrowski
10+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for News In Stack Widget.
- On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, News In Stack Widget about 1.
- News In Stack Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.5 from 79 reviews.
- Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Mar 5, 2015 for News In Stack Widget.
- Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for News In Stack Widget.
- Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for News In Stack Widget.
Line by line
Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Posts Block | News In Stack Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #881 | #37,374 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20K | 35 |
| Rating | 4.5(79) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.98 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 11 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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