Front-end Categories vs List category posts
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
List category posts ranks #551 on the popular list; Front-end Categories is outside the top 500 we capture daily. List category posts has the largest install base, roughly 8000× the next: 80K+ active installs against 10+ for Front-end Categories. Downloads this week: List category posts 1,399 and Front-end Categories 9. Ratings: Front-end Categories 5★ from 3 and List category posts 4.7★ from 254 reviews.
| Metric | Front-end Categories | List category posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #551 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 80K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 9 | 1,399 |
| Rating | 5★ (3) | 4.7★ (254) |
| Last updated | Aug 20, 2014 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.2.2 | 0.96.0 |
| Best rank on record | #31,205 | #544 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2013 | Aug 2008 |
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, Front-end Categories or List category posts?
By active installs, List category posts: 80K+ sites run it against 10+ for Front-end Categories, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Are Front-end Categories or List category posts 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.