WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Ultimate Posts Widget

At a glance

Ultimate Posts Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
On a typical day, Ultimate Posts Widget is downloaded about 46 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 55 reviews.
Ultimate Posts Widget was updated more recently: Jul 17, 2024, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Ultimate Posts Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.6.11, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Ultimate Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Ultimate Posts Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Ultimate Posts Widget
Popular rank	#3,444	#2,112
Active installs	4K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	375	890
Rating	4.7(12)	4.5(55)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.14
Last release	9 years ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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