Thambaru Wijesekara

This plugin will record clicks of shortcode <code>[downloadCount]</code> and shows it on posts list. Comes convenient if you’re a setting up 
a site to use download pages of products/publications as posts. Multiple shortcodes won’t work since it’s on the convention of 
one product per post.
Things make it nice:
<ul>
<li>Easily add this literally short shortcode [downloadCount] and get your link appeared.</li>
<li>Numerous HTML attributes are available so you can customize as you wish.</li>
<li>View download count right from the WP post list.</li>
<li>No dashboard menu entry (yet) to help you keep the backend clean.</li>
<li>Optimized speed with minimal resource usage.</li>
<li>It’s not just for downloads but any link you prefer to be tracked.</li>
</ul>
Shortcode attributes:
<ul>
<li>link= Your link to the download. Protocol (http/https) must be mentioned.</li>
<li>title= Text to be appeard as the link. Default: “Download”.</li>
<li>style= For CSS inline styles.</li>
<li>class= For CSS classes.</li>
</ul>
Tip: You can use even icons (or HTML codes) on <code>title</code> attribute.
Example shortcode: 
 [downloadCount link=”http://thambaru.com” title=”My website” style=”text-decoration:none;” class=”btn btn-success”]

Download Count

Counts downloads by shortcode and shows it on a column of posts list.

Stark Digital Media Services Pvt Ltd

Category Post List Widget is a plugin which displays the most recent posts from a certain category.
<h4>Category Post List Widget Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Set the category from which the posts should come.</li>
<li>Set the taxonomy for custom posts which will display on frontend.</li>
<li>Set Widget dimensions to display post of selected category on front end.</li>
<li>Set number of posts to show.</li>
<li>Option to change ordering of posts.</li>
<li>Option to change sort type of posts (can set sort by date, title, number of comments, random).</li>
<li>Option to select different effects. </li>
<li>Option to show the post excerpt and how long the excerpt should be.</li>
<li>Option to select different display options.</li>
<li>Set Thumbnail size.</li>
<li>Set different date format.</li>
<li>Option to add post list in page using quick tag.</li>
<li>Updated the plugin for better UX.</li>
</ul>

Category Post List Widget

This plugin is used to show posts under particular category in widget and in a page.

Download Count vs Category Post List Widget