WordPress plugin comparison

Category Description Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Category Description Widget

by Dominik Schwind

100+ installs2.3

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Category Description Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Category Description Widget about 3.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 2.3 from 3 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 9, 2017 for Category Description Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Category Description Widget.

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

Metric	Category Description Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#13,894	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	87	18.7K
Rating	2.3(3)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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