Limited-Time Offer

Get Extra 20% off on FullCharge Yearly Plan — available for first 10 users only. Don’t miss out! 🚀

TrackWP

WordPress plugin comparison

Author Recommended Posts vs Related Posts Thumbnails

Author Recommended Posts

by telepathy

100+ installs5.0

Related Posts Thumbnails

by marynixie

20K+ installs4.9

At a glance

  • Related Posts Thumbnails has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Author Recommended Posts.
  • On a typical day, Related Posts Thumbnails is downloaded about 321 times, Author Recommended Posts about 4.
  • Author Recommended Posts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.9 from 234 reviews.
  • Related Posts Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jan 27, 2015 for Author Recommended Posts.
  • Related Posts Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Author Recommended Posts.
  • Related Posts Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2010, against 2012 for Author Recommended Posts.

Line by line

Related Posts Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricAuthor Recommended PostsRelated Posts Thumbnails
Popular rank#15,967#1,290
Active installs100+20K+
Downloads, last 30 days13416.1K
Rating5.0(9)4.9(234)
Support threads resolved–0%
Tested up to4.1.427.1.4
Search multiplier×0.00×0.94
Last release11 years ago21 days ago
Requires PHP–7.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Tags they share

More comparisons

Is one of these yours?

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.

Start free