WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Select Main Category

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against fewer than 10 for Select Main Category.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Select Main Category about 1.
Select Main Category is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Select Main Category was updated more recently: Jun 19, 2018, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Select Main Category is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.9.35, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Select Main Category.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Select Main Category
Popular rank	#3,448	#60,825
Active installs	4K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	363	22
Rating	4.7(12)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.2.4

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