WordPress plugin comparison

Post Date Range Filter vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Post Date Range Filter

by Md. Shahinur Islam

30+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 30+ for Post Date Range Filter.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Post Date Range Filter about 4.
Post Date Range Filter has no reviews yet.
Post Date Range Filter was updated more recently: Dec 23, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Post Date Range Filter 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 2024 for Post Date Range Filter.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Post Date Range Filter	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#25,137	#3,448
Active installs	30+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	82	363
Rating	No ratings	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.13	×0.00
Last release	10 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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