List category posts vs Authors List (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 List has a higher user rating (5/5 from 22 reviews) while List category posts leads in active installations (80K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Authors List has 56K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | List category posts | Authors List | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 254 | ◄ | 22 |
| Active Installs | 80K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.4M+ | ◄ | 56K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2019 | |
| Age | 18 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 4.7.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 5.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.95.0 | 2.0.6.2 |
Rating Breakdown
List category posts
Authors List
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, List category posts averaged approximately 1,604 daily downloads while Authors List averaged 18.
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 List Reviews
Excellent
Very good and customizable solution!
Great plugin, thanks
Great plugin. Thanks
Perfect
I’ve spent a lot of time looking for a way to create a list of post authors with their bios. Just found this plugin, added the simple shortcode with no extra attributes and got exactly what I was look
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