WordPress plugin comparison
Display Posts vs List category posts
At a glance
- Both have 70K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Display Posts about 163.
- Display Posts is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 164 reviews, against 4.7 from 254 reviews.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Oct 14, 2024 for Display Posts.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.6.11 for Display Posts.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Display Posts.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Display Posts |  List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #550 | #547 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 4.9K | 8.4K |
| Rating | 4.8(164) | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.21 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 2 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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