WordPress plugin comparison

Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy vs WP Popular Posts

Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy

by Luke Mlsna

100+ installs5.0

WP Popular Posts

by Hector Cabrera

100K+ installs4.5

At a glance

WP Popular Posts has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy.
On a typical day, WP Popular Posts is downloaded about 1,148 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 4.5 from 249 reviews.
WP Popular Posts was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Jan 1, 2013 for Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy.
WP Popular Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy.
WP Popular Posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy.

WP Popular Posts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Count Posts in a Category, Tag, or Custom Taxonomy	WP Popular Posts
Popular rank	#13,793	#334
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	74	77K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.5(249)
Support threads resolved	–	63%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.86
Last release	14 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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