List category posts vs Page Excerpt (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Page Excerpt has a higher user rating (5/5 from 10 reviews) while List category posts leads in active installations (80K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Page Excerpt has 59K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | List category posts | Page Excerpt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 254 | ◄ | 10 |
| Active Installs | 80K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.4M+ | ◄ | 59K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2008 | 2008 | |
| Age | 18 years | 18 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.3+ | 2.6+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.95.0 | 1.3 |
Rating Breakdown
List category posts
Page Excerpt
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, List category posts averaged approximately 1,604 daily downloads while Page Excerpt averaged 5.
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.
Page Excerpt Reviews
easy to install and use
easy to install and use. This Plugin is essential on all my sites! Thank the developer for the generosity
Works Great!
I use your plugin with another excerpt prog and am greatly satisfied with the combined results. Thanks!
simplest plugin
Install it. You have page excerpts. Don’t want to see them? Uncheck the same box in Screen Options, that you would with post excerpts. I use it with Genesis Featured Page Extras.
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