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MSD PreSelected Category vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

MSD PreSelected Category

by Akhileshwar Dayal

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against fewer than 10 for MSD PreSelected Category.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, MSD PreSelected Category about 5.
MSD PreSelected Category is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
MSD PreSelected Category was updated more recently: Jan 27, 2019, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
MSD PreSelected Category is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.0.31, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for MSD PreSelected Category.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	MSD PreSelected Category	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#72,314	#3,448
Active installs	Fewer than 10	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	80	363
Rating	5.0(3)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.0.31	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	7 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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