WordPress plugin comparison
Same Category Posts vs WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts
Same Category Posts
by Daniel Floeter
3K+ installs4.7
WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts
by wpcodetips
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Same Category Posts has more active installs: 3K+, against fewer than 10 for WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts.
- On a typical day, Same Category Posts is downloaded about 30 times, WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts about 2.
- WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 13 reviews.
- Same Category Posts was updated more recently: Sep 23, 2026, against Dec 27, 2019 for WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts.
- Same Category Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts.
- Same Category Posts has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for WPCT Drag & Drop Recent Posts.
Line by line
Same Category Posts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #4,124 | #71,751 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 525 | 25 |
| Rating | 4.7(13) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.3.27 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.72 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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