WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Standard Widget Extensions

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 1K+ for Standard Widget Extensions.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Standard Widget Extensions about 11.
Standard Widget Extensions is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Both were last updated on Nov 28, 2017.
Both are tested up to WordPress 4.2.39.
Standard Widget Extensions has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Standard Widget Extensions
Popular rank	#3,448	#5,448
Active installs	4K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	363	233
Rating	4.7(12)	5.0(9)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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