WordPress plugin comparison
Featured Posts Widget vs List category posts
Featured Posts Widget
by tomsinger
20+ installs3.0
List category posts
by Fernando Briano
70K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 20+ for Featured Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Featured Posts Widget about 2.
- List category posts is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 254 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Dec 8, 2013 for Featured Posts Widget.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.7.41 for Featured Posts Widget.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Featured Posts Widget.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Featured Posts Widget | List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,561 | #547 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55 | 8.4K |
| Rating | 3.0(2) | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.7.41 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 13 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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