WordPress plugin comparison

Enhanced Recent Posts vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Enhanced Recent Posts

by Vincent Mimoun-Prat

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 400+ for Enhanced Recent Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Enhanced Recent Posts about 3.
Enhanced Recent Posts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Apr 12, 2014 for Enhanced Recent Posts.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 3.5.2 for Enhanced Recent Posts.
Enhanced Recent Posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Enhanced Recent Posts	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#9,751	#3,448
Active installs	400+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	72	363
Rating	5.0(3)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.5.2	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	12 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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