WordPress plugin comparison

PE Recent Posts vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

PE Recent Posts

by DJ-Extensions.com

2K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 2K+ for PE Recent Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, PE Recent Posts about 13.
PE Recent Posts is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
PE Recent Posts was updated more recently: Sep 2, 2021, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
PE Recent Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.8.19, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for PE Recent Posts.

PE Recent Posts leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	PE Recent Posts	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#5,007	#3,448
Active installs	2K+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	245	363
Rating	4.9(11)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.8.19	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.00
Last release	5 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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