WordPress plugin comparison

Image Widget vs Widget to Display Posts from Current Category

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

Widget to Display Posts from Current Category

by gruz0

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Widget to Display Posts from Current Category.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Widget to Display Posts from Current Category about 3.
Widget to Display Posts from Current Category is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against May 4, 2019 for Widget to Display Posts from Current Category.
Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 5.2.30 for Widget to Display Posts from Current Category.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Widget to Display Posts from Current Category.

Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Widget	Widget to Display Posts from Current Category
Popular rank	#398	#15,498
Active installs	100K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.9K	83
Rating	4.9(287)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×0.74	×0.00
Last release	6 months ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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