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List category posts vs WP E-commerce Expanding 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
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WP E-commerce Expanding Categories

WP E-commerce Expanding Categories

4(1)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 14 years ago
View WP E-commerce Expanding 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 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. List category posts has accumulated 4.4M+ total downloads while WP E-commerce Expanding Categories has 5.8K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5List category posts
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WP E-commerce Expanding Categories4/5
Total Reviews
254List category posts
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WP E-commerce Expanding Categories1
Active Installs
80K+List category posts
◄
WP E-commerce Expanding Categories10
Total Downloads
4.4M+List category posts
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WP E-commerce Expanding Categories5.8K+
Support Resolution
0%List category posts
WP E-commerce Expanding CategoriesN/A
Last Updated
3 weeks agoList category posts
◄
WP E-commerce Expanding Categories14 years ago
First Released
2008List category posts
WP E-commerce Expanding Categories2011
Age
18 yearsList category posts
WP E-commerce Expanding Categories15 years
WP Requires
3.3+List category posts
WP E-commerce Expanding Categories3.0.1+
PHP Requires
5.6+List category posts
WP E-commerce Expanding Categoriesfalse+
Business Model
FreeList category posts
WP E-commerce Expanding CategoriesFree
Latest Version
0.95.0List category posts
WP E-commerce Expanding Categories0.1.1

Rating Breakdown

List category posts

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

WP E-commerce Expanding Categories

4/5(1 reviews)
5
0%
4
100%
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.

WP E-commerce Expanding Categories Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is List category posts or WP E-commerce Expanding Categories more popular?
List category posts has 80K+ active installations while WP E-commerce Expanding Categories has 10. List category posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — List category posts or WP E-commerce Expanding Categories?
List category posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 254 reviews, while WP E-commerce Expanding Categories has a 4/5 rating from 1 reviews.
Are List category posts and WP E-commerce Expanding Categories free?
List category posts is free and WP E-commerce Expanding Categories is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — List category posts or WP E-commerce Expanding 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 WP E-commerce Expanding Categories was last updated 14 years ago.

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