WordPress plugin comparison

Last Posts Category and Post Types vs Post Type Switcher

Last Posts Category and Post Types

by sinan isler

40+ installs5.0

Post Type Switcher

by John James Jacoby

200K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Post Type Switcher has more active installs: 200K+, against 40+ for Last Posts Category and Post Types.
On a typical day, Post Type Switcher is downloaded about 2,158 times, Last Posts Category and Post Types about 7.
Last Posts Category and Post Types is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 255 reviews.
Post Type Switcher was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against May 16, 2014 for Last Posts Category and Post Types.
Post Type Switcher is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.9.40 for Last Posts Category and Post Types.
Post Type Switcher has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Last Posts Category and Post Types.

Post Type Switcher leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Last Posts Category and Post Types	Post Type Switcher
Popular rank	#21,862	#269
Active installs	40+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	166	155.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(255)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.24
Last release	12 years ago	25 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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