WordPress plugin comparison

Better Github Gists Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Better Github Gists Widget

by arch1t3ct

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Better Github Gists Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Better Github Gists Widget about 1.
Better Github Gists Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 24, 2013 for Better Github Gists Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Better Github Gists Widget.
Better Github Gists Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Better Github Gists Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	–	#353
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	19	18.1K
Rating	No ratings	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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