WordPress plugin comparison

Beautiful Recent Posts Widget vs Ultimate Posts Widget

Beautiful Recent Posts Widget

by Gaurav Tiwari

10+ installs5.0

Ultimate Posts Widget

by cl272

10K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Ultimate Posts Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Beautiful Recent Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Ultimate Posts Widget is downloaded about 46 times, Beautiful Recent Posts Widget about 3.
Beautiful Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 55 reviews.
Beautiful Recent Posts Widget was updated more recently: Sep 27, 2026, against Jul 17, 2024 for Ultimate Posts Widget.
Beautiful Recent Posts Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Ultimate Posts Widget.
Ultimate Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Beautiful Recent Posts Widget.

Beautiful Recent Posts Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Beautiful Recent Posts Widget	Ultimate Posts Widget
Popular rank	#45,922	#2,112
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	70	890
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(55)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×0.19	×0.14
Last release	1 month ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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