Related Posts for WordPress vs Same Category Posts (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Related Posts for WordPress
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Same Category Posts has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 13 reviews) while Related Posts for WordPress leads in active installations (20K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Related Posts for WordPress has accumulated 634K+ total downloads while Same Category Posts has 71K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Related Posts for WordPress | Same Category Posts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.6/5 | ► | 4.7/5 |
| Total Reviews | 325 | ◄ | 13 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 634K+ | ◄ | 71K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 10 months ago | ► | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Age | 12 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 3.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.3.0 | 1.1.20 |
Rating Breakdown
Related Posts for WordPress
Same Category Posts
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Related Posts for WordPress averaged approximately 34 daily downloads while Same Category Posts averaged 14.
Recent Reviews
Related Posts for WordPress Reviews
It WONT work with WPMS
is not as author claim, it won’t work for WPMS, worst once you active, it crash your site, you need FTP manually delete this plugin to make it work to moderator this is NO support, is my OWN/USE
Related Posts
Buon plugin, funziona bene, è un buon riscontro per i lettori
Fast and Good Looking Related Posts
A fast way to set up good-looking related posts. Great plugin!
Same Category Posts Reviews
Great plugin!
Easy to install and customize. It does what it suppose to do. Thank you!
Great .. (EDIT)
Works great but I couldn’t find a way to remove / change the header “SAME CATEGORY” words. Any clue please? Oops! I found how to do it. It’s under the widget properties. Sorry for the false alarm.
Excellent
I tried a number of different related post type plugins and this one was by far the easiest to use, and most effective. 5 stars!
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