WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Category Posts Widget vs List category posts
Recent Category Posts Widget
by George Stephanis
300+ installs5.0
List category posts
by Fernando Briano
70K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 300+ for Recent Category Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Recent Category Posts Widget about 6.
- Recent Category Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 254 reviews.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Jun 10, 2026 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Category Posts Widget | List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,134 | #547 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 152 | 8.4K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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