WordPress plugin comparison

Insert Featured Image Shortcode vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Insert Featured Image Shortcode

by Aaron Butacov

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Insert Featured Image Shortcode about 5.
Insert Featured Image Shortcode is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 18, 2013 for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Insert Featured Image Shortcode.
Insert Featured Image Shortcode has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Insert Featured Image Shortcode	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#11,886	#353
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	95	18.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	13 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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