WordPress plugin comparison

Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite vs WP Popular Posts

Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite

by vk011

10+ installs

WP Popular Posts

by Hector Cabrera

100K+ installs4.5

At a glance

WP Popular Posts has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite.
On a typical day, WP Popular Posts is downloaded about 1,148 times, Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite about 1.
Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite has no reviews yet.
WP Popular Posts was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Aug 28, 2015 for Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite.
WP Popular Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite.
WP Popular Posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2015 for Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite.

WP Popular Posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Display Category Posts Via Shortcode Lite	WP Popular Posts
Popular rank	#29,885	#334
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	75K
Rating	No ratings	4.5(249)
Support threads resolved	–	63%
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.86
Last release	11 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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