WordPress plugin comparison

Categories Recent Posts Widget vs Post Type Switcher

Categories Recent Posts Widget

by The Medios

30+ installs5.0

Post Type Switcher

by John James Jacoby

200K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Post Type Switcher has more active installs: 200K+, against 30+ for Categories Recent Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Post Type Switcher is downloaded about 2,190 times, Categories Recent Posts Widget about 2.
Categories Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 255 reviews.
Post Type Switcher was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Jan 25, 2014 for Categories Recent Posts Widget.
Post Type Switcher is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Categories Recent Posts Widget.
Post Type Switcher has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Categories Recent Posts Widget.

Post Type Switcher leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Categories Recent Posts Widget	Post Type Switcher
Popular rank	#23,286	#269
Active installs	30+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	54	153.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(255)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.7.41	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.24
Last release	12 years ago	24 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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