WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs PublishPress Taxonomies

At a glance

PublishPress Taxonomies has more active installs: 40K+, against 4K+ for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
On a typical day, PublishPress Taxonomies is downloaded about 1,564 times, Recent Posts by Category Widget about 17.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.6 from 195 reviews.
PublishPress Taxonomies was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
PublishPress Taxonomies is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
PublishPress Taxonomies has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

PublishPress Taxonomies leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	PublishPress Taxonomies
Popular rank	#3,448	#810
Active installs	4K+	40K+
Downloads, last 30 days	363	47.1K
Rating	4.7(12)	4.6(195)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.16
Last release	9 years ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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