WordPress plugin comparison

A5 Recent Post Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

A5 Recent Post Widget

by tepelstreel

10+ installs4.7

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for A5 Recent Post Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, A5 Recent Post Widget about 2.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 3 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Apr 9, 2016 for A5 Recent Post Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for A5 Recent Post Widget.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	A5 Recent Post Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#43,356	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	29	18.7K
Rating	4.7(3)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	10 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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