WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Recent Posts Widget vs Recent Posts From Each Category

Custom Recent Posts Widget

by Prasanna SP

1K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Custom Recent Posts Widget has more active installs: 1K+, against 40+ for Recent Posts From Each Category.
On a typical day, Custom Recent Posts Widget is downloaded about 10 times, Recent Posts From Each Category about 3.
Custom Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Custom Recent Posts Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Sep 13, 2014 for Recent Posts From Each Category.
Recent Posts From Each Category is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.0.38, against 3.5.2 for Custom Recent Posts Widget.
Custom Recent Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Recent Posts From Each Category.

Custom Recent Posts Widget leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Recent Posts Widget	Recent Posts From Each Category
Popular rank	#5,765	#21,563
Active installs	1K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	214	37
Rating	4.9(9)	3.7(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.5.2	4.0.38
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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