WordPress plugin comparison
Category Thumbnail List vs List category posts
Category Thumbnail List
by Johan Jonk Stenström
200+ installs3.5
List category posts
by Fernando Briano
70K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 200+ for Category Thumbnail List.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 235 times, Category Thumbnail List about 3.
- List category posts is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 254 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Feb 21, 2024 for Category Thumbnail List.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.4.14 for Category Thumbnail List.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Category Thumbnail List.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Category Thumbnail List | List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,489 | #549 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 65 | 8.5K |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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