WordPress plugin comparison

Category and Subcategory List Widget vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Category and Subcategory List Widget

by Murali

600+ installs4.5

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 600+ for Category and Subcategory List Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Category and Subcategory List Widget about 10.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.5 from 4 reviews.
Category and Subcategory List Widget was updated more recently: Dec 1, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Category and Subcategory List Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Category and Subcategory List Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Category and Subcategory List Widget	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#8,163	#3,449
Active installs	600+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	213	357
Rating	4.5(4)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.35	×0.00
Last release	11 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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