WordPress plugin comparison

bbPress Topic Thumbnails vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

bbPress Topic Thumbnails

by Shane Gowland

200+ installs4.8

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for bbPress Topic Thumbnails.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, bbPress Topic Thumbnails about 5.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jun 16, 2013 for bbPress Topic Thumbnails.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for bbPress Topic Thumbnails.
bbPress Topic Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	bbPress Topic Thumbnails	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#11,437	#353
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	100	18.1K
Rating	4.8(4)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	13 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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