WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Category Posts Widget vs Pages with category and tag
Recent Category Posts Widget
by George Stephanis
300+ installs5.0
Pages with category and tag
by YAHMAN
50K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Pages with category and tag has more active installs: 50K+, against 300+ for Recent Category Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, Pages with category and tag is downloaded about 64 times, Recent Category Posts Widget about 6.
- Recent Category Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 28 reviews.
- Pages with category and tag was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Jun 10, 2026 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
- Pages with category and tag is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
- Recent Category Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Pages with category and tag.
Line by line
Pages with category and tag leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Category Posts Widget | Pages with category and tag |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,138 | #712 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 145 | 1.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.8(28) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×1.04 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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