WordPress plugin comparison

Parent Category Toggler vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Parent Category Toggler

by Ben Lobaugh (blobaugh)

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Parent Category Toggler has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
On a typical day, Parent Category Toggler is downloaded about 31 times, Recent Posts by Category Widget about 17.
Parent Category Toggler is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 15 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Both were last updated on Nov 28, 2017.
Parent Category Toggler is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.8.34, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Parent Category Toggler has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Parent Category Toggler leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Parent Category Toggler	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#1,966	#3,449
Active installs	10K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	588	357
Rating	4.8(15)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.8.34	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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