WordPress plugin comparison

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling vs Require Post Category

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling

by Md. Shahinur Islam

100+ installs5.0

Require Post Category

by Josh Hartman

1K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Require Post Category has more active installs: 1K+, against 100+ for Post Auto Vertical Scrolling.
On a typical day, Require Post Category is downloaded about 59 times, Post Auto Vertical Scrolling about 4.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.9 from 11 reviews.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling was updated more recently: Apr 13, 2026, against Apr 5, 2024 for Require Post Category.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.5.14 for Require Post Category.
Require Post Category has been around longer: since 2011, against 2022 for Post Auto Vertical Scrolling.

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

Metric	Post Auto Vertical Scrolling	Require Post Category
Popular rank	#16,517	#6,894
Active installs	100+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	95	1.5K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.9(11)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	6.5.14
Search multiplier	×0.32	×0.07
Last release	7 months ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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