WordPress plugin comparison
Flexible Posts Widget vs List category posts
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 7K+ for Flexible Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Flexible Posts Widget about 23.
- Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Flexible Posts Widget.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.7.39 for Flexible Posts Widget.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Flexible Posts Widget.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Flexible Posts Widget |  List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,511 | #547 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 629 | 8.4K |
| Rating | 4.7(56) | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 9 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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