List category posts vs CMS Dashboard (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

List category posts

List category posts

4.7(254)

80K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks ago
View List category posts
VS
CMS Dashboard

CMS Dashboard

4(1)

300 active installs

Free

Updated 15 years ago
View CMS Dashboard

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, List category posts has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 254 reviews) and leads in active installations (80K+ vs 300). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while CMS Dashboard has 23K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5List category posts
CMS Dashboard4/5
Total Reviews
254List category posts
CMS Dashboard1
Active Installs
80K+List category posts
CMS Dashboard300
Total Downloads
4.4M+List category posts
CMS Dashboard23K+
Support Resolution
0%List category posts
CMS DashboardN/A
Last Updated
2 weeks agoList category posts
CMS Dashboard15 years ago
First Released
2008List category posts
CMS Dashboard2010
Age
18 yearsList category posts
CMS Dashboard16 years
WP Requires
3.3+List category posts
CMS Dashboard3.0+
PHP Requires
5.6+List category posts
CMS Dashboardfalse+
Business Model
FreeList category posts
CMS DashboardFree
Latest Version
0.95.0List category posts
CMS Dashboard2.0

Rating Breakdown

List category posts

4.7/5(254 reviews)
5
86%
4
7%
3
2%
2
1%
1
3%

CMS Dashboard

4/5(1 reviews)
5
0%
4
100%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

List category posts Reviews

by Jlwp

Fantastic

This is an absolutely amazing plugin because it can be used in so many different ways from eg creating a Navigation page that lists pages categorized with “Navigation”, to creating “Related pages” etc

by gdavide

wonderful plugin

I used to do this kind of things with manual and hacky changes to wordpress themes, this created a lot of problem to upgrade themes. With this plugin you can change the post lists in a lot of ways. It

by Brisch

Works great with the free Beaver Builder!

Works great if you want to show a post preview on a page with the free Version Beaver Builder! This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by Brisch.

CMS Dashboard Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is List category posts or CMS Dashboard more popular?
List category posts has 80K+ active installations while CMS Dashboard has 300. List category posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — List category posts or CMS Dashboard?
List category posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 254 reviews, while CMS Dashboard has a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews.
Are List category posts and CMS Dashboard free?
List category posts is free and CMS Dashboard is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — List category posts or CMS Dashboard?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
List category posts was last updated 2 weeks ago and CMS Dashboard was last updated 15 years ago.

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