WordPress plugin comparison
Display Post Types vs Fancy Posts Widget
At a glance
- Display Post Types has more active installs: 8K+, against 10+ for Fancy Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, Display Post Types is downloaded about 173 times, Fancy Posts Widget about 4.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Display Post Types was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Nov 17, 2013 for Fancy Posts Widget.
- Display Post Types is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Fancy Posts Widget.
- Fancy Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Display Post Types.
Line by line
Display Post Types leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Display Post Types |  Fancy Posts Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,338 | #45,967 |
| Active installs | 8K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 6.6K | 89 |
| Rating | 5.0(26) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.7.41 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.85 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 20 days ago | 13 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
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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