WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget vs Simple Category Posts

At a glance

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget has more active installs: 300+, against 100+ for Simple Category Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is downloaded about 5 times, Simple Category Posts about 2.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.3 from 4 reviews.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget was updated more recently: Mar 14, 2018, against Apr 20, 2015 for Simple Category Posts.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.9.35, against 4.1.42 for Simple Category Posts.
Simple Category Posts has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget	Simple Category Posts
Popular rank	#10,899	#16,713
Active installs	300+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	91	45
Rating	5.0(6)	4.3(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	4.1.42
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	8 years ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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