WordPress plugin comparison

Random Excerpts Fader vs Recent Posts by Category Widget

Random Excerpts Fader

by Jack Reichert

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 30+ for Random Excerpts Fader.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Random Excerpts Fader about 2.
Random Excerpts Fader is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Feb 4, 2017 for Random Excerpts Fader.
Random Excerpts Fader is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.7.39, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Random Excerpts Fader has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Random Excerpts Fader	Recent Posts by Category Widget
Popular rank	#24,799	#3,449
Active installs	30+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	357
Rating	5.0(2)	4.7(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.7.39	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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