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Recent Posts Plus vs Featured Category (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Recent Posts Plus

Recent Posts Plus

4.8(14)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 8 years ago
View Recent Posts Plus
VS
Featured Category

Featured Category

0(0)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 15 years ago
View Featured Category

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Recent Posts Plus has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 14 reviews) and leads in active installations (1.0K+ vs 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Recent Posts Plus has accumulated 50K+ total downloads while Featured Category has 12K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.8/5Recent Posts Plus
◄
Featured CategoryN/A
Total Reviews
14Recent Posts Plus
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Featured Category0
Active Installs
1.0K+Recent Posts Plus
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Featured Category10
Total Downloads
50K+Recent Posts Plus
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Featured Category12K+
Support Resolution
N/ARecent Posts Plus
Featured CategoryN/A
Last Updated
8 years agoRecent Posts Plus
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Featured Category15 years ago
First Released
2011Recent Posts Plus
Featured Category2008
Age
15 yearsRecent Posts Plus
Featured Category18 years
WP Requires
2.9.0+Recent Posts Plus
Featured Category2.3.0+
PHP Requires
false+Recent Posts Plus
Featured Categoryfalse+
Business Model
FreeRecent Posts Plus
Featured CategoryFree
Latest Version
1.0.11Recent Posts Plus
Featured Category1.1

Rating Breakdown

Recent Posts Plus

4.8/5(14 reviews)
5
93%
4
0%
3
0%
2
7%
1
0%

Featured Category

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

Recent Reviews

Recent Posts Plus Reviews

by Damiaan van Vliet

Still great! And also author displaying

I use this plug-in already a few years and it is great in customising. For example it has easy Widget Output Template ability on the widget itself. So you can add for example the author’s name to be d

by jonasrafael

perfect!

works perfectly on latest version of wordpress! amz!

by bahuett

thumb up

thumbs up Very nice work indeed because of the WP_Query and PHP-code options in the widget. same for me, you made my day! i was looking for a widget to get the latest post, the 2nd latest, the 3rd

Featured Category Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Recent Posts Plus or Featured Category more popular?
Recent Posts Plus has 1.0K+ active installations while Featured Category has 10. Recent Posts Plus is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Recent Posts Plus or Featured Category?
Recent Posts Plus has a 4.8/5 rating from 14 reviews, while Featured Category has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Recent Posts Plus and Featured Category free?
Recent Posts Plus is free and Featured Category is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Recent Posts Plus or Featured Category?
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?
Recent Posts Plus was last updated 8 years ago and Featured Category was last updated 15 years ago.

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