WordPress plugin comparison

BP-NotificationWidget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

BP-NotificationWidget

by Thomas Opp

20+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for BP-NotificationWidget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, BP-NotificationWidget about 1.
BP-NotificationWidget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Apr 29, 2010 for BP-NotificationWidget.
BP-NotificationWidget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	BP-NotificationWidget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#28,709	#353
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	22	18.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	–	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	16 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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