WordPress plugin comparison

Author Based Twitter Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Author Based Twitter Widget

by Razesdark

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Author Based Twitter Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Author Based Twitter Widget about 1.
Author Based Twitter Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 31, 2010 for Author Based Twitter Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Author Based Twitter Widget.
Author Based Twitter Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Author Based Twitter Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#44,596	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.0.5	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	16 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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