WordPress plugin comparison

List category posts vs Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget

List category posts

by Fernando Briano

70K+ installs4.7

At a glance

List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 300+ for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget about 5.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.7 from 254 reviews.
List category posts was updated more recently: Jul 7, 2026, against Mar 14, 2018 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
List category posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2017 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.

List category posts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	List category posts	Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget
Popular rank	#547	#10,899
Active installs	70K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	8.4K	91
Rating	4.7(254)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.07	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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