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Ad Widget for WordPress vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Ad Widget for WordPress

by Broadstreet

2K+ installs4.3

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Ad Widget for WordPress.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Ad Widget for WordPress about 26.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.3 from 16 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 25, 2025 for Ad Widget for WordPress.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Ad Widget for WordPress.
Ad Widget for WordPress has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Ad Widget for WordPress	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#4,380	#353
Active installs	2K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	506	18.1K
Rating	4.3(16)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.32	×1.50
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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