WordPress plugin comparison
List category posts vs WP Attachments
At a glance
- List category posts has more active installs: 70K+, against 3K+ for WP Attachments.
- On a typical day, List category posts is downloaded about 237 times, WP Attachments about 53.
- List category posts is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 254 reviews, against 4.5 from 43 reviews.
- WP Attachments was updated more recently: Oct 5, 2026, against Jul 7, 2026 for List category posts.
- WP Attachments resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for List category posts.
- WP Attachments is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.0.8 for List category posts.
- List category posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for WP Attachments.
Line by line
List category posts leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  List category posts |  WP Attachments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #547 | #3,904 |
| Active installs | 70K+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 8.4K | 1.4K |
| Rating | 4.7(254) | 4.5(43) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.07 | ×0.83 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
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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