WordPress plugin comparison

Display Posts vs Hercules Recent Posts from Network

Display Posts

by Bill Erickson

70K+ installs4.8

Hercules Recent Posts from Network

by Todd Nestor

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Display Posts has more active installs: 70K+, against fewer than 10 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.
On a typical day, Display Posts is downloaded about 163 times, Hercules Recent Posts from Network about 1.
Hercules Recent Posts from Network is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 164 reviews.
Display Posts was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2024, against Jan 18, 2015 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.
Display Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.6.11, against 4.0.38 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.
Display Posts has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.

Display Posts leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Display Posts	Hercules Recent Posts from Network
Popular rank	#550	–
Active installs	70K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	5K	20
Rating	4.8(164)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.6.11	4.0.38
Search multiplier	×0.21	×0.00
Last release	2 years ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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