WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts From Each Category vs The Events Calendar

At a glance

The Events Calendar has more active installs: 4K+, against 40+ for Recent Posts From Each Category.
On a typical day, The Events Calendar is downloaded about 29 times, Recent Posts From Each Category about 3.
The Events Calendar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 61 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
The Events Calendar was updated more recently: Sep 16, 2025, against Sep 13, 2014 for Recent Posts From Each Category.
The Events Calendar is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.0.38 for Recent Posts From Each Category.
The Events Calendar has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Recent Posts From Each Category.

The Events Calendar leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts From Each Category	The Events Calendar
Popular rank	#21,737	#3,370
Active installs	40+	4K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	537
Rating	3.7(3)	5.0(61)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.0.38	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.33
Last release	12 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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