WordPress plugin comparison

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling

by Md. Shahinur Islam

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 100+ for Post Auto Vertical Scrolling.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Post Auto Vertical Scrolling about 4.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling was updated more recently: Apr 13, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for Post Auto Vertical Scrolling.

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Post Auto Vertical Scrolling	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#16,517	#3,448
Active installs	100+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	95	363
Rating	5.0(3)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.32	×0.00
Last release	7 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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