WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Custom Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Advanced Custom Widget

by longvietweb

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Advanced Custom Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Advanced Custom Widget about 1.
Advanced Custom Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against May 18, 2019 for Advanced Custom Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Advanced Custom Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Advanced Custom Widget.

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

Metric	Advanced Custom Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#40,016	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	23	18.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	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	5.6

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