Posts per Cat
by Aleksandar Urošević · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 107.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Group recent posts by category and show them inside boxes organized to columns.
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Health
C 69/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈270 estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “archives”, “category” and “excerpt” for “ppc”, “localisation” and “ie6”. “archives” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ppc” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “localisation” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “excerpt” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ie6” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
69 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 53.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 537 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 537 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 13d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 13d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| ppc | #7 | #5 | 0 |
| localisation | #10 | #9 | 0 |
| cat | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| ie6 | #15 | #16 | down 1 |
| archives your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| excerpt your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recent posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “archives”, “category” and “excerpt” for “ppc”, “localisation” and “ie6”. “archives” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ppc” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “localisation” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “excerpt” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ie6” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 224 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 12 May 2025
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 39% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ste_yeu11.5y ago
Very useful, great plugin! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp_reviewer11.5y ago
Excellent work- excellent output! Thanks to the developer! Question: Only limited by 50 posts for each category to display, wish this to be 100 or limitless..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nilmarik11.7y ago
Nice plugin, it help me to display post in category. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Losmi12.1y ago
Thanx for the plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MilosTVP12.1y ago
And the support is pretty much fanatical, if I may note! Thanx again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nicolaie12.1y ago
Thanks mate, good job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pigo3934blog12.1y ago
This is the ultimate plugin for displaying an archive or library of User’s posts. Highly recommended and works great in WordPress 4.0 Requires the Redux Framework plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gorelov12.7y ago
Do not show the list in certain categories and pages. How can i do it?
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.5.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Posts per Cat [Unmaintained] <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-05-15 CVE-2025-4169 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.2 Patched in 1.5.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Group recent posts by category and show them inside boxes organized to columns."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,098 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 300+ → 200+ down after 459 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-26 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 400+ → 300+ down after 380 days in tier
- 2024-03-08 500+ → 400+ down after 318 days in tier
- 2023-04-25 600+ → 500+ down after 203 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 600+ down after 196 days in tier
- 2022-03-22 900+ → 700+ down after 376 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- R Recent Posts by Category Widget 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
-
Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B - E Expanding Archives 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
- T TW Recent Posts Widget 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Custom Recent Posts Widget 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- E Extra Shortcodes 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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