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hiWeb Soft Search vs List category posts
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 10+ for hiWeb Soft Search.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 235 times, hiWeb Soft Search about 1.
- hiWeb Soft Search is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 254 reviews.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Nov 19, 2017 for hiWeb Soft Search.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.6.30 for hiWeb Soft Search.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2016 for hiWeb Soft Search.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  hiWeb Soft Search |  List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #36,337 | #549 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 8.5K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(254) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.6.30 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.07 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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