WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Swifty Image Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 900+ for Swifty Image Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Swifty Image Widget about 7.
Swifty Image Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Swifty Image Widget was updated more recently: Aug 9, 2023, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Swifty Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.3.14, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Swifty Image Widget.

Swifty Image Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Swifty Image Widget
Popular rank	#3,448	#7,121
Active installs	4K+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	363	173
Rating	4.7(12)	5.0(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.04
Last release	9 years ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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