WordPress plugin comparison

Better Post Formats vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Better Post Formats

by RGB Lab

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Better Post Formats.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Better Post Formats about 2.
Better Post Formats has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 23, 2026 for Better Post Formats.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Better Post Formats.

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

Metric	Better Post Formats	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#36,525	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	55	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.13	×1.50
Last release	1 month ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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