WordPress plugin comparison

Archives Widget Extended vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Archives Widget Extended

by weareunivocal

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Archives Widget Extended.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Archives Widget Extended about 3.
Archives Widget Extended has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 26, 2026 for Archives Widget Extended.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Archives Widget Extended.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Archives Widget Extended	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#62,999	#353
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	75	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.50
Last release	1 month ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	8.1	5.6

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