WordPress plugin comparison

Better Recent Comments vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Better Recent Comments

by Kestrel

2K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Better Recent Comments.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Better Recent Comments about 20.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 28, 2024 for Better Recent Comments.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Better Recent Comments.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Better Recent Comments.

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

Metric	Better Recent Comments	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#4,506	#353
Active installs	2K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	461	18.7K
Rating	4.8(16)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.5.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.08	×1.50
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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