WordPress plugin comparison

Remove Posts in Category From Homepage vs WP Popular Posts

Remove Posts in Category From Homepage

by David Walsh

100+ installs4.9

WP Popular Posts

by Hector Cabrera

100K+ installs4.5

At a glance

WP Popular Posts has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Remove Posts in Category From Homepage.
On a typical day, WP Popular Posts is downloaded about 1,148 times, Remove Posts in Category From Homepage about 3.
Remove Posts in Category From Homepage is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.5 from 249 reviews.
WP Popular Posts was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Feb 23, 2016 for Remove Posts in Category From Homepage.
WP Popular Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Remove Posts in Category From Homepage.
WP Popular Posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Remove Posts in Category From Homepage.

WP Popular Posts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Remove Posts in Category From Homepage	WP Popular Posts
Popular rank	#14,546	#334
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	63	77K
Rating	4.9(7)	4.5(249)
Support threads resolved	–	63%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.86
Last release	10 years ago	8 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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