WordPress plugin comparison
Category Posts Block vs PE Recent Posts
At a glance
- Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against 2K+ for PE Recent Posts.
- On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, PE Recent Posts about 13.
- PE Recent Posts is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.5 from 79 reviews.
- Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Sep 2, 2021 for PE Recent Posts.
- Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for PE Recent Posts.
- Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2015 for PE Recent Posts.
Line by line
Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Posts Block |  PE Recent Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #881 | #5,002 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 19.9K | 245 |
| Rating | 4.5(79) | 4.9(11) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.8.19 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.98 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 5 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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