WordPress plugin comparison
List category posts vs Parentless Categories
List category posts
by Fernando Briano
70K+ installs4.7
Parentless Categories
by Scott Reilly
10+ installs
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 10+ for Parentless Categories.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Parentless Categories about 2.
- Parentless Categories has no reviews yet.
- List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Apr 21, 2025 for Parentless Categories.
- List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Parentless Categories.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2009 for Parentless Categories.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | List category posts | Parentless Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #549 | #29,551 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.2K | 57 |
| Rating | 4.7(254) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.07 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
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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