WordPress plugin comparison

Candy Social Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Candy Social Widget

by AJ Clarke

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Candy Social Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Candy Social Widget about 5.
Candy Social Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 10, 2026 for Candy Social Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Candy Social Widget.
Candy Social Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Candy Social Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#11,834	#353
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	86	18.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.36	×1.50
Last release	8 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	5.6

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