List category posts vs Listo (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Listo has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 12 reviews) while List category posts leads in active installations (80K+ vs 8.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Listo has 129K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | List category posts | Listo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 254 | ◄ | 12 |
| Active Installs | 80K+ | ◄ | 8.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.4M+ | ◄ | 129K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2014 | |
| Age | 18 years | 12 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 6.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.95.0 | 1.9 |
Rating Breakdown
List category posts
Listo
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, List category posts averaged approximately 1,604 daily downloads while Listo averaged 19.
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.
Listo Reviews
Great general list
Great country list to avoid us to list them manually
Como funciona? how to work
Hola como funciona, lo instale pero no veo las opciones gracias
Brilliant!
LISTO is an excellent little addition to Contact Form 7. Saves lots of time. Only one small snag in the list of countries is that they’re sorted in alphabetical order of the 3-letter code for each cou
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