WordPress plugin comparison

Category Thumbnail List vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Category Thumbnail List

by Johan Jonk Stenström

200+ installs3.5

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 200+ for Category Thumbnail List.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Category Thumbnail List about 3.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Category Thumbnail List was updated more recently: Feb 21, 2024, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Category Thumbnail List is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.4.14, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Category Thumbnail List has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

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

Metric	Category Thumbnail List	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#11,478	#3,449
Active installs	200+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	64	357
Rating	3.5(2)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.4.14	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.04	×0.00
Last release	2 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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