WordPress plugin comparison
Peer Categories vs Recent Posts by Category Widget
Peer Categories
by Scott Reilly
10+ installs
Recent Posts by Category Widget
by Ross Cornell
4K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Peer Categories.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Peer Categories about 3.
- Peer Categories has no reviews yet.
- Peer Categories was updated more recently: Apr 21, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
- Peer Categories is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
- Peer Categories has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Peer Categories | Recent Posts by Category Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #30,917 | #3,448 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 57 | 363 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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