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List category posts vs Primary 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 3 weeks ago
View List category posts
VS
Primary Categories

Primary Categories

4.5(2)

20 active installs

Free

Updated 7 years ago
View Primary Categories

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 20). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Primary Categories has 5.1K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5List category posts
◄
Primary Categories4.5/5
Total Reviews
254List category posts
◄
Primary Categories2
Active Installs
80K+List category posts
◄
Primary Categories20
Total Downloads
4.4M+List category posts
◄
Primary Categories5.1K+
Support Resolution
0%List category posts
Primary CategoriesN/A
Last Updated
3 weeks agoList category posts
◄
Primary Categories7 years ago
First Released
2008List category posts
Primary Categories2016
Age
18 yearsList category posts
Primary Categories10 years
WP Requires
3.3+List category posts
Primary Categories3.4+
PHP Requires
5.6+List category posts
Primary Categoriesfalse+
Business Model
FreeList category posts
Primary CategoriesFree
Latest Version
0.95.0List category posts
Primary Categories1.0.0

Rating Breakdown

List category posts

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

Primary Categories

4.5/5(2 reviews)
5
50%
4
50%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

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.

Primary Categories Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is List category posts or Primary Categories more popular?
List category posts has 80K+ active installations while Primary Categories has 20. List category posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — List category posts or Primary Categories?
List category posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 254 reviews, while Primary Categories has a 4.5/5 rating from 2 reviews.
Are List category posts and Primary Categories free?
List category posts is free and Primary Categories is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — List category posts or Primary 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 3 weeks ago and Primary Categories was last updated 7 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.