WordPress plugin comparison

Post Read Limited by Specified Category vs Post Type Switcher

Post Read Limited by Specified Category

by johnlei

Fewer than 10 installs

Post Type Switcher

by John James Jacoby

200K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Post Type Switcher has more active installs: 200K+, against fewer than 10 for Post Read Limited by Specified Category.
On a typical day, Post Type Switcher is downloaded about 2,158 times, Post Read Limited by Specified Category about 6.
Post Read Limited by Specified Category has no reviews yet.
Post Type Switcher was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against May 29, 2017 for Post Read Limited by Specified Category.
Post Type Switcher is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Post Read Limited by Specified Category.
Post Type Switcher has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Post Read Limited by Specified Category.

Post Type Switcher leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Post Read Limited by Specified Category	Post Type Switcher
Popular rank	#59,882	#269
Active installs	Fewer than 10	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	102	154.6K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(255)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.24
Last release	9 years ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.0

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