WordPress plugin comparison

Same Category Posts vs WP Custom Post Template Redux

Same Category Posts

by Daniel Floeter

3K+ installs4.7

WP Custom Post Template Redux

by Mat Gargano

10+ installs

At a glance

Same Category Posts has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for WP Custom Post Template Redux.
On a typical day, Same Category Posts is downloaded about 30 times, WP Custom Post Template Redux about 1.
WP Custom Post Template Redux has no reviews yet.
Same Category Posts was updated more recently: Sep 23, 2026, against Jul 11, 2016 for WP Custom Post Template Redux.
Same Category Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for WP Custom Post Template Redux.
Same Category Posts has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for WP Custom Post Template Redux.

Same Category Posts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Same Category Posts	WP Custom Post Template Redux
Popular rank	#4,119	#30,674
Active installs	3K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	503	39
Rating	4.7(13)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×0.72	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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