WordPress plugin comparison

List Custom Taxonomy Widget vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

List Custom Taxonomy Widget

by Nick Halsey

8K+ installs4.7

At a glance

List Custom Taxonomy Widget has more active installs: 8K+, against 4K+ for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
On a typical day, List Custom Taxonomy Widget is downloaded about 34 times, Recent Posts by Category Widget about 17.
Both are rated 4.7 out of 5.
List Custom Taxonomy Widget was updated more recently: Jul 19, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
List Custom Taxonomy Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
List Custom Taxonomy Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

List Custom Taxonomy Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	List Custom Taxonomy Widget	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#2,304	#3,448
Active installs	8K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	887	363
Rating	4.7(21)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.97	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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