WordPress plugin comparison

Activity Sparks vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Activity Sparks

by pantsonhead

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Activity Sparks.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Activity Sparks about 2.
Activity Sparks has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 18, 2015 for Activity Sparks.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Activity Sparks.
Activity Sparks has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Activity Sparks	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#46,127	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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