WordPress plugin comparison

Pages with category and tag vs Recent Posts From Each Category

Pages with category and tag

by YAHMAN

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Pages with category and tag has more active installs: 50K+, against 40+ for Recent Posts From Each Category.
On a typical day, Pages with category and tag is downloaded about 64 times, Recent Posts From Each Category about 3.
Pages with category and tag is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 28 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Pages with category and tag was updated more recently: Aug 13, 2026, against Sep 13, 2014 for Recent Posts From Each Category.
Pages with category and tag is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Recent Posts From Each Category.
Recent Posts From Each Category has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Pages with category and tag.

Pages with category and tag leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Pages with category and tag	Recent Posts From Each Category
Popular rank	#712	#21,737
Active installs	50K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	36
Rating	4.8(28)	3.7(3)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.0.38
Search multiplier	×1.04	×0.00
Last release	3 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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