WordPress plugin comparison
Posts per Cat vs Recent Posts by Category Widget
Posts per Cat
by Aleksandar Urošević
200+ installs5.0
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 200+ for Posts per Cat.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Posts per Cat about 5.
- Posts per Cat is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
- Posts per Cat was updated more recently: May 12, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
- Posts per Cat is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
- Posts per Cat has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Line by line
Posts per Cat leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Posts per Cat | Recent Posts by Category Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,784 | #3,448 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 81 | 363 |
| Rating | 5.0(8) | 4.7(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.18 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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