WordPress plugin comparison

List Category vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

List Category

by AhmadSherif

70+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 70+ for List Category.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, List Category about 2.
List Category has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 19, 2010 for List Category.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for List Category.
List Category has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	List Category	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#18,758	#353
Active installs	70+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	48	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	2.9.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	16 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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