WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Recent Posts With Authors Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Recent Posts With Authors Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Recent Posts With Authors Widget about 1.
Recent Posts With Authors Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Mar 24, 2010 for Recent Posts With Authors Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.2.39, against 2.9.2 for Recent Posts With Authors Widget.
Recent Posts With Authors Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Recent Posts With Authors Widget
Popular rank	#3,448	#35,506
Active installs	4K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	363	23
Rating	4.7(12)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	2.9.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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