WordPress plugin comparison

Exclude Category Widget vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Exclude Category Widget

by Ravinder Singh

200+ installs3.3

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 200+ for Exclude Category Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Exclude Category Widget about 3.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.3 from 4 reviews.
Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Mar 31, 2016 for Exclude Category Widget.
Exclude Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.8.34, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Exclude Category Widget.

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

Metric	Exclude Category Widget	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#12,900	#3,448
Active installs	200+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	61	363
Rating	3.3(4)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.8.34	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	10 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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