WordPress plugin comparison
Contextual Category Widget vs Custom Post Type Widgets
At a glance
- Custom Post Type Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Contextual Category Widget.
- On a typical day, Custom Post Type Widgets is downloaded about 91 times, Contextual Category Widget about 2.
- Contextual Category Widget has no reviews yet.
- Contextual Category Widget was updated more recently: Jul 28, 2026, against Jun 2, 2026 for Custom Post Type Widgets.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
- Custom Post Type Widgets has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Contextual Category Widget.
Line by line
Custom Post Type Widgets leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Contextual Category Widget |  Custom Post Type Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #43,602 | #1,497 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 47 | 2.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.13 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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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