WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Posts and Custom Posts vs List category posts

At a glance

List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 90+ for Featured Posts and Custom Posts.
On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Featured Posts and Custom Posts about 7.
List category posts is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 254 reviews, against 4.0 from 3 reviews.
List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Feb 26, 2015 for Featured Posts and Custom Posts.
List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.1.42 for Featured Posts and Custom Posts.
List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Featured Posts and Custom Posts.

List category posts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Posts and Custom Posts	List category posts
Popular rank	#16,805	#547
Active installs	90+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	195	8.4K
Rating	4.0(3)	4.7(254)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.1.42	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.07
Last release	11 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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