List category posts vs Simple Post Type Permalinks (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Simple Post Type Permalinks
9.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Simple Post Type Permalinks has a higher user rating (5/5 from 10 reviews) while List category posts leads in active installations (80K+ vs 9.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Simple Post Type Permalinks has 84K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | List category posts | Simple Post Type Permalinks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 254 | ◄ | 10 |
| Active Installs | 80K+ | ◄ | 9.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.4M+ | ◄ | 84K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 6 years ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2015 | |
| Age | 18 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 4.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 5.3+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.95.0 | 2.0.5 |
Rating Breakdown
List category posts
Simple Post Type Permalinks
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, List category posts averaged approximately 1,604 daily downloads while Simple Post Type Permalinks averaged 10.
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.
Simple Post Type Permalinks Reviews
Very Good
Very Good This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by bahman maleki.
Very Good.
Good and simple.
Does not save the settings
Hi there, actually this was the solution I was looking for, but in my case it’s not working as the assignment in the plugins setting is not saved. Useless for me 🙁 Regards Barcelo
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