List category posts vs Cornerstone (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
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 30K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Cornerstone has 67K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | List category posts | Cornerstone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ◄ | 4/5 |
| Total Reviews | 254 | ◄ | 6 |
| Active Installs | 80K+ | ◄ | 30K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.4M+ | ◄ | 67K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 weeks ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2010 | |
| Age | 18 years | 16 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 5.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.95.0 | 0.8.1 |
Rating Breakdown
List category posts
Cornerstone
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, List category posts averaged approximately 1,604 daily downloads while Cornerstone averaged 13.
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.
Cornerstone Reviews
Important extension to WordPress
I had a few difficulties using the plugin. It is important to be familiar with the template technique. Thanks to the friendly and patient support, I was finally able to set everything up as I wanted i
Cornerstone disappointing and a total waste of time
Why should installing a plugin be so hard! 1) find Cornerstone on the plugin store. 2) click install 3) click activate 4) find it on your list of installed and activated plugins. All works fine. But d
Does its job but breaks permalinks
I found the idea of this plugin quite useful so I was tempted to give a five star rating. But the permalink function is not fully configurable and does not work without trailing slashes which in some
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