WordPress plugin comparison

Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy vs Public Post Preview

Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy

by Luke Mlsna

100+ installs5.0

Public Post Preview

by Dominik Schilling

100K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Public Post Preview has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy.
On a typical day, Public Post Preview is downloaded about 1,785 times, Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy about 3.
Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 79 reviews.
Public Post Preview was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jan 1, 2013 for Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy.
Public Post Preview is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.5.2 for Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy.
Public Post Preview has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy.

Public Post Preview leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy	Public Post Preview
Popular rank	#13,793	#363
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	74	45.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.6(79)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.30
Last release	14 years ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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