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Category Selection Widget vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

At a glance

  • Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against fewer than 10 for Category Selection Widget.
  • On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Category Selection Widget about 1.
  • Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
  • Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Mar 23, 2016 for Category Selection Widget.
  • Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 3.4.2 for Category Selection Widget.
  • Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Category Selection Widget.

Line by line

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

MetricCategory Selection WidgetRecent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank–#3,448
Active installsFewer than 104K+
Downloads, last 30 days23363
Rating1.0(1)4.7(12)
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to3.4.24.2.39
Search multiplier×0.00×0.00
Last release10 years ago9 years ago
Requires PHP––

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