WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Featured Images vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Easy Featured Images

by Kostas Vrouvas

100+ installs4.8

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Easy Featured Images.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Easy Featured Images about 3.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 21, 2019 for Easy Featured Images.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Easy Featured Images.

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

Metric	Easy Featured Images	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#13,847	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	47	18.7K
Rating	4.8(4)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	7 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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