WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Table of Contents Plus

At a glance

Table of Contents Plus has more active installs: 200K+, against 4K+ for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
On a typical day, Table of Contents Plus is downloaded about 829 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 4.5 from 189 reviews.
Table of Contents Plus was updated more recently: Sep 17, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Table of Contents Plus is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Table of Contents Plus has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Table of Contents Plus leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Table of Contents Plus
Popular rank	#3,449	#249
Active installs	4K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	357	33K
Rating	4.7(12)	4.5(189)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.91
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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