WordPress plugin comparison

Category Posts Block vs Ultimate Sticky Posts Widget

Category Posts Block

by ZephyrWest

40K+ installs4.5

Ultimate Sticky Posts Widget

by Pieter Ferrreira

100+ installs4.6

At a glance

Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against 100+ for Ultimate Sticky Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, Ultimate Sticky Posts Widget about 2.
Ultimate Sticky Posts Widget is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.5 from 79 reviews.
Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jan 30, 2018 for Ultimate Sticky Posts Widget.
Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Ultimate Sticky Posts Widget.
Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2015 for Ultimate Sticky Posts Widget.

Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category Posts Block	Ultimate Sticky Posts Widget
Popular rank	#881	#16,477
Active installs	40K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	20K	40
Rating	4.5(79)	4.6(5)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.00
Last release	20 days ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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