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List category posts vs FV Top Level Categories (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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FV Top Level Categories

FV Top Level Categories

4.4(23)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 7 months 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 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while FV Top Level Categories has 248K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5List category posts
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FV Top Level Categories4.4/5
Total Reviews
254List category posts
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FV Top Level Categories23
Active Installs
80K+List category posts
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FV Top Level Categories20K+
Total Downloads
4.4M+List category posts
◄
FV Top Level Categories248K+
Support Resolution
0%List category posts
FV Top Level CategoriesN/A
Last Updated
2 weeks agoList category posts
◄
FV Top Level Categories7 months ago
First Released
2008List category posts
FV Top Level Categories2011
Age
18 yearsList category posts
FV Top Level Categories15 years
WP Requires
3.3+List category posts
FV Top Level Categories3.2.1+
PHP Requires
5.6+List category posts
FV Top Level Categoriesfalse+
Business Model
FreeList category posts
FV Top Level CategoriesFree
Latest Version
0.95.0List category posts
FV Top Level Categories1.9.1

Rating Breakdown

List category posts

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

FV Top Level Categories

4.4/5(23 reviews)
5
83%
4
0%
3
4%
2
0%
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.

FV Top Level Categories Reviews

by thepiper

It works

It works fine

by ADigitalMark

Perfect

Simple. Light on code. Easy to understand interface. Handles redirects by itself. Works immediately, without breaking anything else. A delight to have discovered it. I can recommend this to anyone wan

by aplusdesign

Works Perfectly :: If you have your other permalinks correct!

Does as labelled, removed /category/ from all my category links generated by WordPress, did not break pagination!

Frequently Asked Questions

Is List category posts or FV Top Level Categories more popular?
List category posts has 80K+ active installations while FV Top Level Categories has 20K+. List category posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — List category posts or FV Top Level Categories?
List category posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 254 reviews, while FV Top Level Categories has a 4.4/5 rating from 23 reviews.
Are List category posts and FV Top Level Categories free?
List category posts is free and FV Top Level Categories is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — List category posts or FV Top Level Categories?
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 FV Top Level Categories was last updated 7 months ago.

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