WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Recent Posts Widget vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Custom Recent Posts Widget

by Prasanna SP

1K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 1K+ for Custom Recent Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Custom Recent Posts Widget about 10.
Custom Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Both were last updated on Nov 28, 2017.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 3.5.2 for Custom Recent Posts Widget.
Custom Recent Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Recent Posts Widget	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#5,765	#3,448
Active installs	1K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	214	363
Rating	4.9(9)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.5.2	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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