WordPress plugin comparison
Category Posts Block vs WAD Recent Posts
At a glance
- Category Posts Block has more active installs: 40K+, against fewer than 10 for WAD Recent Posts.
- On a typical day, Category Posts Block is downloaded about 444 times, WAD Recent Posts about 1.
- WAD Recent Posts has no reviews yet.
- Category Posts Block was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jan 29, 2021 for WAD Recent Posts.
- Category Posts Block is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for WAD Recent Posts.
- Category Posts Block has been around longer: since 2007, against 2021 for WAD Recent Posts.
Line by line
Category Posts Block leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Posts Block |  WAD Recent Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #881 | #62,787 |
| Active installs | 40K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 20K | 32 |
| Rating | 4.5(79) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.6.23 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.98 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 20 days ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.2 |
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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