WP Categories Widget vs Flex Posts – Widget and Gutenberg Block (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Flex Posts – Widget and Gutenberg Block
3.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Flex Posts – Widget and Gutenberg Block has a higher user rating (5/5 from 23 reviews) while WP Categories Widget leads in active installations (7.0K+ vs 3.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Categories Widget has accumulated 117K+ total downloads while Flex Posts – Widget and Gutenberg Block has 56K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Categories Widget | Flex Posts – Widget and Gutenberg Block | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 27 | ◄ | 23 |
| Active Installs | 7.0K+ | ◄ | 3.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 117K+ | ◄ | 56K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 month ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2018 | |
| Age | 10 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 6.0+ | 5.2+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.0+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.8.1 | 1.12.0 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Categories Widget
Flex Posts – Widget and Gutenberg Block
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Categories Widget averaged approximately 41 daily downloads while Flex Posts – Widget and Gutenberg Block averaged 17.
Recent Reviews
WP Categories Widget Reviews
Great for Custom Taxonomies BUT if only
Great for Custom Taxonomies, but if only you could order the categories yourself.
Great Plugin but can’t customize order
It’s a simple yet efficient plugin. However, I wish that it let me decide the order of WooCommerce categories by myself.
Great plugin but need option to open in a window
WpCategory Plugin: Great plugin but would LOVE an option to open a category in a new Window. Thank you. Michel
Flex Posts – Widget and Gutenberg Block Reviews
Great Plugin
Very nice plugin, allows you make custom layouts with ease, I tried a lot of display post content plugin and by far this one is the best so far. However could use improvement. Total agree with the
Practical and effective
Does what it’s meant to do, and does it well. No fuss, no fluff, and good support to boot!
Very Easy to Use
I wanted a widget that would display a single post; one of my choice. This simple plugin isn’t really intended to do that, but it’s very easy to use and friendly. The plugin allows you to query a ke
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