WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Category Posts Widget vs PublishPress Taxonomies

Recent Category Posts Widget

by George Stephanis

300+ installs5.0

PublishPress Taxonomies

by PublishPress

40K+ installs4.6

At a glance

PublishPress Taxonomies has more active installs: 40K+, against 300+ for Recent Category Posts Widget.
On a typical day, PublishPress Taxonomies is downloaded about 1,564 times, Recent Category Posts Widget about 6.
Recent Category Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 195 reviews.
PublishPress Taxonomies was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Jun 10, 2026 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
PublishPress Taxonomies is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
PublishPress Taxonomies has been around longer: since 2007, against 2010 for Recent Category Posts Widget.

PublishPress Taxonomies leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Category Posts Widget	PublishPress Taxonomies
Popular rank	#10,134	#810
Active installs	300+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	152	48.1K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.6(195)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.50	×1.16
Last release	5 months ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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