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List category posts vs WP Admin Category Search (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 3 weeks ago
View List category posts
VS
WP Admin Category Search

WP Admin Category Search

4.6(13)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 years ago
View WP Admin Category Search

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 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while WP Admin Category Search has 26K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5List category posts
◄
WP Admin Category Search4.6/5
Total Reviews
254List category posts
◄
WP Admin Category Search13
Active Installs
80K+List category posts
◄
WP Admin Category Search2.0K+
Total Downloads
4.4M+List category posts
◄
WP Admin Category Search26K+
Support Resolution
0%List category posts
WP Admin Category SearchN/A
Last Updated
3 weeks agoList category posts
◄
WP Admin Category Search2 years ago
First Released
2008List category posts
WP Admin Category Search2014
Age
18 yearsList category posts
WP Admin Category Search12 years
WP Requires
3.3+List category posts
WP Admin Category Search3.0.1+
PHP Requires
5.6+List category posts
WP Admin Category Searchfalse+
Business Model
FreeList category posts
WP Admin Category SearchFree
Latest Version
0.95.0List category posts
WP Admin Category Search1.3

Rating Breakdown

List category posts

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

WP Admin Category Search

4.6/5(13 reviews)
5
85%
4
8%
3
0%
2
0%
1
8%

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.

WP Admin Category Search Reviews

by panon

Really helpful for long category list

This is really really helpful for long category lists. If it has an ajax search to show categories as you type, also it would be awesome

by heroksiddiqi

Amazing

can you add Jquery Auto Suggestion?

by kattouf

Life Saver!

This should be built into wp by default1 I have been looking for this for a long time. Works great! Thanks!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is List category posts or WP Admin Category Search more popular?
List category posts has 80K+ active installations while WP Admin Category Search has 2.0K+. List category posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — List category posts or WP Admin Category Search?
List category posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 254 reviews, while WP Admin Category Search has a 4.6/5 rating from 13 reviews.
Are List category posts and WP Admin Category Search free?
List category posts is free and WP Admin Category Search is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — List category posts or WP Admin Category Search?
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 3 weeks ago and WP Admin Category Search was last updated 2 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.