WordPress plugin comparison

Fix Category Count vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Fix Category Count

by a 53 minute production

100+ installs4.6

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 100+ for Fix Category Count.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Fix Category Count about 6.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.6 from 9 reviews.
Fix Category Count was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Fix Category Count is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Fix Category Count.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Fix Category Count	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#16,124	#3,448
Active installs	100+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	110	363
Rating	4.6(9)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.37	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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