List category posts vs Authors Widget (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Authors Widget has a higher user rating (5/5 from 4 reviews) while List category posts leads in active installations (80K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Authors Widget has 112K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | List category posts | Authors Widget | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 254 | ◄ | 4 |
| Active Installs | 80K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.4M+ | ◄ | 112K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Age | 18 years | 17 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 2.0.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.95.0 | 2.4.8 |
Rating Breakdown
List category posts
Authors Widget
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, List category posts averaged approximately 1,604 daily downloads while Authors Widget averaged 25.
Recent Reviews
List category posts Reviews
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
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
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.
Authors Widget Reviews
Works as advertised!
Simple but effective
Great
Does exactly what it says. Very nice.
Does the job
Ive used this for years works great!
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