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List category posts vs Rich Table of Contents (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 2 weeks ago
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VS
Rich Table of Contents

Rich Table of Contents

4.1(17)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 11 months ago
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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 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while Rich Table of Contents has 357K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5List category posts
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Rich Table of Contents4.1/5
Total Reviews
254List category posts
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Rich Table of Contents17
Active Installs
80K+List category posts
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Rich Table of Contents20K+
Total Downloads
4.4M+List category posts
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Rich Table of Contents357K+
Support Resolution
0%List category posts
Rich Table of ContentsN/A
Last Updated
2 weeks agoList category posts
◄
Rich Table of Contents11 months ago
First Released
2008List category posts
Rich Table of Contents2020
Age
18 yearsList category posts
Rich Table of Contents6 years
WP Requires
3.3+List category posts
Rich Table of Contents5.3.2+
PHP Requires
5.6+List category posts
Rich Table of Contents7.0+
Business Model
FreeList category posts
Rich Table of ContentsFree
Latest Version
0.95.0List category posts
Rich Table of Contents1.4.3

Rating Breakdown

List category posts

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

Rich Table of Contents

4.1/5(17 reviews)
5
65%
4
18%
3
0%
2
0%
1
18%

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.

Rich Table of Contents Reviews

by greentreefrog

Totally Usable

I want to give it 4.5 stars. I rounded up. Since it was easy enough to make a work-around for any of my issues, it deserves at least a 4. And it works for keyboard-only users. I rejected 4 other table

by ta358

画面が真っ白

プラグインバージョン1.3.97にバージョンアップすると、画面が真っ白、エラーメッセージが表示されるようです。（プラグインバージョン1.3.9は問題なし。）

by COTA

JIN:Rでのバグに対して迅速な対応

JIN:R （1.2.0）でカテゴリを個別ページで設定している表示にすると、コンテンツが何も表示されなくなるバグがありましたが、即日で修正されました This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by COTA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is List category posts or Rich Table of Contents more popular?
List category posts has 80K+ active installations while Rich Table of Contents has 20K+. List category posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — List category posts or Rich Table of Contents?
List category posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 254 reviews, while Rich Table of Contents has a 4.1/5 rating from 17 reviews.
Are List category posts and Rich Table of Contents free?
List category posts is free and Rich Table of Contents is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — List category posts or Rich Table of Contents?
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 2 weeks ago and Rich Table of Contents was last updated 11 months ago.

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