WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Theme Folders
At a glance
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Theme Folders.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Theme Folders about 1.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Oct 30, 2016 for Theme Folders.
- Theme Folders is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.7.39, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
- Theme Folders has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Line by line
Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Recent Posts by Category Widget |  Theme Folders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,448 | #36,288 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 363 | 19 |
| Rating | 4.7(12) | 2.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 4.7.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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