WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Category Template vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Custom Category Template

by Bainternet

1K+ installs3.3

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 1K+ for Custom Category Template.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Custom Category Template about 14.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.3 from 9 reviews.
Both were last updated on Nov 28, 2017.
Custom Category Template is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.7.0, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Custom Category Template has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Category Template	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#5,168	#3,448
Active installs	1K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	262	363
Rating	3.3(9)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.7.0	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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