WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Category Posts Widget vs Table of Contents Plus
Recent Category Posts Widget
by George Stephanis
300+ installs5.0
Table of Contents Plus
by Syed Balkhi
200K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Table of Contents Plus has more active installs: 200K+, against 300+ for Recent Category Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, Table of Contents Plus is downloaded about 829 times, Recent Category Posts Widget about 6.
- Recent Category Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.5 from 189 reviews.
- Table of Contents Plus was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Jun 10, 2026 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
- Table of Contents Plus 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 2011 for Table of Contents Plus.
Line by line
Table of Contents Plus leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Category Posts Widget | Table of Contents Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #10,138 | #249 |
| Active installs | 300+ | 200K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 145 | 33K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.5(189) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.50 | ×1.91 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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