WordPress plugin comparison
List Authors vs Recent Posts by Category Widget
At a glance
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 60+ for List Authors.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, List Authors about 3.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 3.0 from 1 review.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Dec 29, 2010 for List Authors.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 3.0.5 for List Authors.
- List Authors has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Line by line
Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  List Authors |  Recent Posts by Category Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #19,427 | #3,448 |
| Active installs | 60+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 50 | 363 |
| Rating | 3.0(1) | 4.7(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 3.0.5 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 16 years ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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