WordPress plugin comparison
Fast Short News vs News
At a glance
- News has more active installs: 100+, against 20+ for Fast Short News.
- On a typical day, News is downloaded about 10 times, Fast Short News about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Fast Short News was updated more recently: Apr 6, 2025, against Sep 23, 2022 for News.
- Fast Short News is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 6.0.18 for News.
- News has been around longer: since 2014, against 2024 for Fast Short News.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Fast Short News |  News |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #27,879 | #14,393 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 241 |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 6.0.18 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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