WordPress plugin comparison

List category posts with pagination vs WP Popular Posts

List category posts with pagination

by mukeshphpmysql

200+ installs4.0

WP Popular Posts

by Hector Cabrera

100K+ installs4.5

At a glance

WP Popular Posts has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for List category posts with pagination.
On a typical day, WP Popular Posts is downloaded about 1,148 times, List category posts with pagination about 2.
WP Popular Posts is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 249 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
WP Popular Posts was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Nov 8, 2011 for List category posts with pagination.
WP Popular Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for List category posts with pagination.
WP Popular Posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for List category posts with pagination.

WP Popular Posts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	List category posts with pagination	WP Popular Posts
Popular rank	#12,835	#334
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	77K
Rating	4.0(1)	4.5(249)
Support threads resolved	–	63%
Tested up to	3.2.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.86
Last release	15 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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