Recent Posts by Category (RCP)
by UPTIXA · Uncategorized
Display recent posts from any category as a modern, stylish widget on any page on your website.
79 health vs 59 average across 6,712 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-03-24 · 480 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
166
now · peak 172
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 20+ in roughly 637 days.
Install history · since 2025-03-24 · 478 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 20+ → 10+ down after 9 days in band
- 2026-07-01 10+ → 20+ up after 161 days in band
- 2026-01-21 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Category Posts Widget 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Related Posts by Taxonomy 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - R Recent Posts by Category Widget 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Custom Layouts – Post + Product grids made easy 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
PE Recent Posts 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/recent-posts-by-category-rcp" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Recent Posts by Category (RCP) — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Recent Posts by Category (RCP): 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/recent-posts-by-category-rcp