List category posts vs Extended Table of Contents (with… (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
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VS
Extended Table of Contents (with…

Extended Table of Contents (with…

4(8)

200 active installs

Free

Updated 8 years ago
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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 200). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Extended Table of Contents (with… has 8.8K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5List category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…4/5
Total Reviews
254List category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…8
Active Installs
80K+List category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…200
Total Downloads
4.4M+List category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…8.8K+
Support Resolution
0%List category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…N/A
Last Updated
2 weeks agoList category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…8 years ago
First Released
2008List category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…2013
Age
18 yearsList category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…13 years
WP Requires
3.3+List category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…3.0.1+
PHP Requires
5.6+List category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…false+
Business Model
FreeList category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…Free
Latest Version
0.95.0List category posts
Extended Table of Contents (with…1.0.0

Rating Breakdown

List category posts

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

Extended Table of Contents (with…

4/5(8 reviews)
5
63%
4
13%
3
0%
2
13%
1
13%

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.

Extended Table of Contents (with… Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is List category posts or Extended Table of Contents (with… more popular?
List category posts has 80K+ active installations while Extended Table of Contents (with… has 200. List category posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — List category posts or Extended Table of Contents (with…?
List category posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 254 reviews, while Extended Table of Contents (with… has a 4/5 rating from 8 reviews.
Are List category posts and Extended Table of Contents (with… free?
List category posts is free and Extended Table of Contents (with… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — List category posts or Extended Table of Contents (with…?
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 Extended Table of Contents (with… was last updated 8 years ago.

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