WordPress plugin comparison
Category Posts Block vs news ticker benaceur
At a glance
- Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against 1K+ for news ticker benaceur.
- On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, news ticker benaceur about 14.
- news ticker benaceur 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 7, 2025 for news ticker benaceur.
- Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for news ticker benaceur.
- Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2015 for news ticker benaceur.
Line by line
Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Posts Block |  news ticker benaceur |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #881 | #6,541 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 1K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.6K | 309 |
| Rating | 4.5(79) | 5.0(25) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.98 | ×0.41 |
| Last release | 22 days ago | 11 months 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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