WordPress plugin comparison
Category Search vs Recent Posts by Category Widget
Category Search
by Vladimir Prelovac
20+ installs
Recent Posts by Category Widget
by Ross Cornell
4K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 20+ for Category Search.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Category Search about 1.
- Category Search has no reviews yet.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Dec 22, 2014 for Category Search.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 4.2.39.
- Category Search has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Line by line
Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Search | Recent Posts by Category Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,591 | #3,448 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 43 | 363 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 9 years 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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