WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Category Posts Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Recent Category Posts Widget

by George Stephanis

300+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Recent Category Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Recent Category Posts Widget about 6.
Recent Category Posts 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 Jun 10, 2026 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Recent Category Posts Widget.
Recent Category Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Category Posts Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#10,134	#353
Active installs	300+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	152	18.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.50	×1.50
Last release	5 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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