WordPress plugin comparison
Beautiful Recent Posts Widget vs Image Widget
At a glance
- Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Beautiful Recent Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 345 times, Beautiful Recent Posts Widget about 3.
- Beautiful Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
- Beautiful Recent Posts Widget was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2026, against Apr 20, 2026 for Image Widget.
- Beautiful Recent Posts Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Image Widget.
- Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Beautiful Recent Posts Widget.
Line by line
Image Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Beautiful Recent Posts Widget |  Image Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #35,680 | #398 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 66 | 9.6K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.9(287) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.19 | ×0.74 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 6 months 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.
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