WordPress plugin comparison

Blog Post Calendar Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Blog Post Calendar Widget

by Ron Zvagelsky

100+ installs4.8

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Blog Post Calendar Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Blog Post Calendar Widget about 4.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against May 24, 2013 for Blog Post Calendar Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Blog Post Calendar Widget.
Blog Post Calendar Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Blog Post Calendar Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#14,238	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	85	18.7K
Rating	4.8(8)	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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