WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs ViewRank Post View Rankings

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against fewer than 10 for ViewRank Post View Rankings.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, ViewRank Post View Rankings about 10.
ViewRank Post View Rankings has no reviews yet.
ViewRank Post View Rankings was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
ViewRank Post View Rankings is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for ViewRank Post View Rankings.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	ViewRank Post View Rankings
Popular rank	#3,449	#57,621
Active installs	4K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	357	222
Rating	4.7(12)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.05
Last release	9 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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