WordPress plugin comparison

Allow Javascript in Text Widgets vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Allow Javascript in Text Widgets

by Philip John

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Allow Javascript in Text Widgets about 3.
Allow Javascript in Text Widgets 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 Sep 3, 2014 for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Allow Javascript in Text Widgets.
Allow Javascript in Text Widgets has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Allow Javascript in Text Widgets	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#14,673	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	76	18.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	12 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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