WordPress plugin comparison

Home Categories vs WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications)

Home Categories

by msng

400+ installs4.5

WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications)

by WP Socio

30K+ installs5.0

At a glance

WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) has more active installs: 30K+, against 400+ for Home Categories.
On a typical day, WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) is downloaded about 117 times, Home Categories about 3.
WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 426 reviews, against 4.5 from 6 reviews.
WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) was updated more recently: Feb 14, 2026, against May 23, 2013 for Home Categories.
WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.5.2 for Home Categories.
Home Categories has been around longer: since 2013, against 2017 for WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications).

WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Home Categories	WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications)
Popular rank	#9,930	#1,003
Active installs	400+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	3.2K
Rating	4.5(6)	5.0(426)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.5.2	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.74
Last release	13 years ago	8 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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