WordPress plugin comparison

Multicolumn Category Widget vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Multicolumn Category Widget

by Arno Welzel

300+ installs4.2

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 300+ for Multicolumn Category Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Multicolumn Category Widget about 7.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
Multicolumn Category Widget was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Multicolumn Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

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

Metric	Multicolumn Category Widget	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#10,403	#3,448
Active installs	300+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	205	363
Rating	4.2(5)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.46	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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