WordPress plugin comparison

ARCW Popover Addon vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

ARCW Popover Addon

by alek

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for ARCW Popover Addon.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, ARCW Popover Addon about 2.
ARCW Popover Addon 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 Aug 16, 2016 for ARCW Popover Addon.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.30 for ARCW Popover Addon.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for ARCW Popover Addon.

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

Metric	ARCW Popover Addon	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#24,831	#353
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	59	18.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.6.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	10 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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