WordPress plugin comparison

Latest Posts by Author with content vs List category posts

At a glance

List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 30+ for Latest Posts by Author with content.
On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 235 times, Latest Posts by Author with content about 5.
List category posts is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 254 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Latest Posts by Author with content was updated more recently: Sep 16, 2026, against Jul 7, 2026 for List category posts.
Latest Posts by Author with content is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for List category posts.
List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Latest Posts by Author with content.

List category posts leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Latest Posts by Author with content	List category posts
Popular rank	#25,175	#549
Active installs	30+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	127	8.5K
Rating	3.5(2)	4.7(254)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.23	×1.07
Last release	1 month ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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