WordPress plugin comparison

Front Page Category vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Front Page Category

by binarymoon

5K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Front Page Category has more active installs: 5K+, against 4K+ for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
On a typical day, Front Page Category is downloaded about 21 times, Recent Posts by Category Widget about 17.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.0 from 26 reviews.
Front Page Category was updated more recently: Jan 30, 2024, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Front Page Category is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.5.0, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Front Page Category has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Front Page Category leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Front Page Category	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#3,053	#3,448
Active installs	5K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	453	363
Rating	4.0(26)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.5.0	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.08	×0.00
Last release	2 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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