WordPress plugin comparison

Categorized Tag Cloud vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Categorized Tag Cloud

by whiletrue

1K+ installs3.8

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Categorized Tag Cloud.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Categorized Tag Cloud about 11.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.8 from 10 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 14, 2026 for Categorized Tag Cloud.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Categorized Tag Cloud 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	Categorized Tag Cloud	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#5,807	#353
Active installs	1K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	262	18.1K
Rating	3.8(10)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.55	×1.50
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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