WordPress plugin comparison
Category Thumbnail vs List category posts
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 30+ for Category Thumbnail.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 235 times, Category Thumbnail about 2.
- Category Thumbnail has no reviews yet.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Mar 28, 2015 for Category Thumbnail.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.2.39 for Category Thumbnail.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Category Thumbnail.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Category Thumbnail |  List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,021 | #549 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 8.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 11 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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