WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Posts by Category Widget vs WP Recent Posts
Recent Posts by Category Widget
by Ross Cornell
4K+ installs4.7
WP Recent Posts
by Boopathi Rajan
20+ installs
At a glance
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 20+ for WP Recent Posts.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, WP Recent Posts about 2.
- WP Recent Posts has no reviews yet.
- WP Recent Posts was updated more recently: Jul 31, 2024, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
- WP Recent Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.6.11, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
- Recent Posts by Category Widget has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for WP Recent Posts.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Posts by Category Widget | WP Recent Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,444 | #26,545 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 363 | 41 |
| Rating | 4.7(12) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.2.4 |
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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