WordPress plugin comparison

Fancy Posts Widget vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Fancy Posts Widget

by Mazinger

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Fancy Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Fancy Posts Widget about 4.
Fancy Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Nov 17, 2013 for Fancy Posts Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 3.7.41 for Fancy Posts Widget.
Fancy Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

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

Metric	Fancy Posts Widget	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#45,967	#3,448
Active installs	10+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	83	363
Rating	5.0(1)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.7.41	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	13 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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