Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily vs RaraTheme Companion
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
RaraTheme Companion ranks #1,634 on the popular list; Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily is outside the top 500 we capture daily. RaraTheme Companion has the largest install base, roughly 3.3× the next: 10K+ active installs against 3K+ for Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily. Downloads this week: RaraTheme Companion 306 and Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily 150.
| Metric | Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily | RaraTheme Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,634 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 150 | 306 |
| Rating | no ratings | no ratings |
| Last updated | May 28, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0.8 | 1.4.4 |
| Best rank on record | #3,631 | #1,610 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2024 | Apr 2018 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily or RaraTheme Companion?
By active installs, RaraTheme Companion: 10K+ sites run it against 3K+ for Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Are Advanced Posts Listing – Show Post List Easily or RaraTheme Companion alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.