WordPress plugin comparison
Category Widgets vs Recent Posts by Category Widget
At a glance
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 30+ for Category Widgets.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Category Widgets about 2.
- Category Widgets has no reviews yet.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against May 27, 2010 for Category Widgets.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 2.9.2 for Category Widgets.
- Category Widgets has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Line by line
Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Widgets |  Recent Posts by Category Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,772 | #3,448 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 46 | 363 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.9.2 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 16 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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