WordPress plugin comparison

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

by Themeisle

40K+ installs3.8

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 40K+ for Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail).
On a typical day, Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is downloaded about 706 times, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails about 594.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.8 from 119 reviews.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#799	#353
Active installs	40K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37.8K	18.7K
Rating	3.8(119)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	100%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.19	×1.50
Last release	4 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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