WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Simple Primary Category

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 100+ for Simple Primary Category.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Simple Primary Category about 4.
Simple Primary Category is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Simple Primary Category was updated more recently: Nov 24, 2023, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Simple Primary Category is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.4.14, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Simple Primary Category.

Simple Primary Category leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Simple Primary Category
Popular rank	#3,448	#13,637
Active installs	4K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	363	101
Rating	4.7(12)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.4.14
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.03
Last release	9 years ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	7.3

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