WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Category Posts Widget vs List Custom Taxonomy Widget

Recent Category Posts Widget

by George Stephanis

300+ installs5.0

List Custom Taxonomy Widget

by Nick Halsey

8K+ installs4.7

At a glance

List Custom Taxonomy Widget has more active installs: 8K+, against 300+ for Recent Category Posts Widget.
On a typical day, List Custom Taxonomy Widget is downloaded about 34 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 21 reviews.
List Custom Taxonomy Widget was updated more recently: Jul 19, 2026, against Jun 10, 2026 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Recent Category Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for List Custom Taxonomy Widget.

List Custom Taxonomy Widget leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Category Posts Widget	List Custom Taxonomy Widget
Popular rank	#10,120	#2,304
Active installs	300+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	146	887
Rating	5.0(2)	4.7(21)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.50	×0.97
Last release	5 months ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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