WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Type Recent Posts vs List category posts
Custom Type Recent Posts
by merlinox
10+ installs
List category posts
by Fernando Briano
70K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 10+ for Custom Type Recent Posts.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Custom Type Recent Posts about 1.
- Custom Type Recent Posts has no reviews yet.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Aug 2, 2010 for Custom Type Recent Posts.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.0.5 for Custom Type Recent Posts.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2010 for Custom Type Recent Posts.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Type Recent Posts | List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #48,075 | #547 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 24 | 8.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.0.5 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 16 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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