WordPress plugin comparison

Authors Posts Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Authors Posts Widget

by Fahad Mahmood

90+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 90+ for Authors Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Authors Posts Widget about 13.
Authors Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Authors Posts Widget was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Authors Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Authors Posts Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#17,397	#353
Active installs	90+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	299	18.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.38	×1.50
Last release	11 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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