WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Widget Display Conditions

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 200+ for Widget Display Conditions.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, Widget Display Conditions about 3.
Widget Display Conditions is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Widget Display Conditions was updated more recently: Apr 22, 2021, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Widget Display Conditions is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.7.21, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Widget Display Conditions.

Widget Display Conditions leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Widget Display Conditions
Popular rank	#3,448	#11,271
Active installs	4K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	363	61
Rating	4.7(12)	4.8(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	5.7.21
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6.27

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