WordPress plugin comparison

Category Posts Block vs Recent Posts With Authors Widget

Category Posts Block

by ZephyrWest

40K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against 10+ for Recent Posts With Authors Widget.
On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, Recent Posts With Authors Widget about 1.
Recent Posts With Authors Widget has no reviews yet.
Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Mar 24, 2010 for Recent Posts With Authors Widget.
Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Recent Posts With Authors Widget.
Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2010 for Recent Posts With Authors Widget.

Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Posts Block	Recent Posts With Authors Widget
Popular rank	#881	#35,506
Active installs	40K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	20K	24
Rating	4.5(79)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	2.9.2
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.00
Last release	21 days ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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