Katsushi Kawamori

<h4>Set a featured image for post by a category</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bulk set the featured image of all the posts, when setting the category featured image.</li>
<li>If there are multiple categories, the parent category featured image takes precedence.</li>
<li>Can apply a category featured image to the post featured image, when posting.</li>
<li>Supports Custom Post Types.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Warning</h4>
<ul>
<li>Pressing the “Update” button after “Add New Image” or “Replace Image” under “Edit Category” will change the featured image for all posts in that category.</li>
<li>Even if you do not set an image, pressing the “Update” button under “Edit Category” will remove the featured image for all posts in that category.</li>
<li>If you do not need this feature, do not use this plugin !</li>
</ul>


Category Featured Image

Set a featured image for post by a category.

ravidhu

<p>List the lastest posts from a category or from all categories:</p>
<ul>
<li>The excerpt of each post can be displayed.</li>
<li>The date of each post can be displayed.</li>
<li>The number of posts that you want to display can be fixed.</li>
<li>The categories of the post can be displayed (if one category is selected, the selected one is not displayed).</li>
<li>The featured image can be display or, if it is not set, the first image of the post is selected.</li>
<li>The image can be displayed before or after the title.</li>
</ul>


Category Featured Image vs Latest Posts Widget