Post List Designer – Category Post, Recent Post, Post List
v3.4.5by InfornWeb · updated 28 days ago
Display WordPress Post on your website in a List or Archive list view. Display category post, archive post, recent post and post list with category.
- Rank
- #5,885
- Up19 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 1,440
- 1K+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 47.5K
- 47,487 all-time
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- 8 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Post List Designer at a glance
Post List Designer is a WordPress plugin by InfornWeb with 1K+ active installs, the #5,885 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 26 times, 21% more than the month before. It’s rated 4.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews. Version 3.4.5 came out on Oct 11, 2026 and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.4. It leads the 2 plugins tagged “category post”. It was first released in 2018.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 30 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats1.2K downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Post List Designer |
|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | 18 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 27 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 26 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 20 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 26 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 40 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 38 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 22 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 36 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 34 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 19 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 23 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 31 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 30 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 31 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 36 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 26 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 26 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 22 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 30 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 44 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 465 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 66 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 17 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 1,443 · -5.9% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 1,443 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 1,439 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 1,442 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1,444 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 1,441 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 1,441 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 1,439 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1,440 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1,437 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,438 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 1,437 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1,438 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1,534 |
Rank over time
#5,885 · up 52 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #5,885 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #5,904 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | #5,894 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #5,914 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #5,892 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #5,909 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | #5,903 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #5,901 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #5,901 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | #5,906 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #5,910 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | #5,914 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | #5,941 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | #5,937 |
Growth %
Average -0.47% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | +0.28% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | -0.21% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | -0.07% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +0.21% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | +0.14% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | -0.07% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | +0.21% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | -0.07% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | +0.07% |
| Oct 29, 2026 | -0.07% |
| Oct 28, 2026 | -6.26% |
Active installs band
1K+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1K+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 1K+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Rank #5941 → #5892
- Tested up to 7.1.3 → 7.1.4
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v3.468%
- v3.319%
- v2.17.2%
- Other6.0%
Rating trend
4.5★★★★★8 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 3.4.5
- Requires WordPress
- 4.7
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- First released
- Apr 3, 2018
- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Post List Designer
How many websites use Post List Designer?
Post List Designer is active on 1K+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #5,885 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Post List Designer been downloaded?
47,487 times in total since 2018. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 26 times. See download stats
When was Post List Designer last updated?
Version 3.4.5 came out on Oct 11, 2026 (4 weeks ago). See every release
Is Post List Designer compatible with the latest WordPress?
Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.
Does Post List Designer have known security vulnerabilities?
None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 7 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Post List Designer up to date. See its security record
Is Post List Designer still maintained?
Yes. Its last release was 4 weeks ago. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Post List Designer have?
4.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews on WordPress.org. 88% of them give 5 stars.
What are the best alternatives to Post List Designer?
The plugins most like Post List Designer, by the tags they share, are Bake Posts (20+), Recent Post Scroll Widget (10+) and Category Posts Block (40K+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
4.5
★★★★★
8 reviews
- 5 stars: 7 reviews, 88%
- 4 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 1 reviews, 13%
- Positive
- 88%4–5★
- Mixed
- 0%3★
- Critical
- 13%1–2★
- About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 4.6.
- Each new 1★ review takes 7 five-star reviews to balance out.
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 1,440 |
| Reported installs | 1K+ |
| Rating | 4.5 |
| Reviews | 8 |
| Total downloads | 47.5K |
| Author | InfornWeb |
| First released | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Version | 3.4.5 |
| Requires WP | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 |
| Last updated | Oct 11, 2026 |
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