Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… vs Post grid and filter ultimate (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts…
10K+ active installs
Free
Post grid and filter ultimate
5.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Post grid and filter ultimate has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 31 reviews) while Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… leads in active installations (10K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… has accumulated 537K+ total downloads while Post grid and filter ultimate has 142K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… | Post grid and filter ultimate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.2/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 17 | ► | 31 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 537K+ | ◄ | 142K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 6 days ago | ◄ | 1 month ago |
| First Released | 2021 | 2017 | |
| Age | 5 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.5+ | 4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.1+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.0.8 | 1.7.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts…
Post grid and filter ultimate
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… averaged approximately 707 daily downloads while Post grid and filter ultimate averaged 23.
Recent Reviews
Advanced Post Block – Showcase Posts… Reviews
The best multi-post display plugin. Excellent CPT Support, Many Styling
I have tested about 5 plugins for multiple post display in Grid layout. The most popular plugin did not support Custom Post Types in the starter (free) version thus, it was a non-starter for me. For m
Huge amounts of requests on bsdk_config.json
Hi there, Looking at Awstats from cPanel, it seems like file called “bsdk_config.json” located in “/wp-content/plugins/advanced-post-block/bsdk_config.json” is causing huge amounts of access from v
Advanced Post Block
I had problems with Advanced Post Block. This was fixed with help of the support. Very good.
Post grid and filter ultimate Reviews
Very nice
Tried quite a few of them and this is the only post grid with filter that works well. Could use the ability to do formatting within the block editor for color, font size, spacing/padding etc but it w
Thank you
Works great, thank you
Impossible to remove, fatal error to uninstall
Plugin breaks the site when you try to uninstall it
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