WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs WP Recent Posts Extended

At a glance

Recent Posts by Category Widget has more active installs: 4K+, against 90+ for WP Recent Posts Extended.
On a typical day, Recent Posts by Category Widget is downloaded about 17 times, WP Recent Posts Extended about 4.
WP Recent Posts Extended is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Recent Posts by Category Widget was updated more recently: Nov 28, 2017, against Sep 26, 2017 for WP Recent Posts Extended.
WP Recent Posts Extended is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.8.34, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
WP Recent Posts Extended has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Recent Posts by Category Widget leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	WP Recent Posts Extended
Popular rank	#3,448	#17,264
Active installs	4K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	363	75
Rating	4.7(12)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	4.8.34
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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