WordPress plugin comparison

Category Posts Block vs Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs

Category Posts Block

by ZephyrWest

40K+ installs4.5

Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs

by wp-buy

800+ installs5.0

At a glance

Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against 800+ for Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs.
On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs about 6.
Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.5 from 79 reviews.
Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jun 15, 2025 for Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs.
Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs.
Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2019 for Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs.

Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Posts Block	Display Posts As List, Grid, Thumbs
Popular rank	#881	#7,339
Active installs	40K+	800+
Downloads, last 30 days	20K	87
Rating	4.5(79)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.25
Last release	21 days ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.3

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