WordPress plugin comparison

Categories Recent Posts Widget vs Simple Image Widget

Categories Recent Posts Widget

by The Medios

30+ installs5.0

Simple Image Widget

by Cedaro

10K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Simple Image Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Categories Recent Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Simple Image Widget is downloaded about 27 times, Categories Recent Posts Widget about 2.
Categories Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 39 reviews.
Simple Image Widget was updated more recently: Jul 20, 2025, against Jan 25, 2014 for Categories Recent Posts Widget.
Simple Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.7.41 for Categories Recent Posts Widget.
Simple Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Categories Recent Posts Widget.

Simple Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Categories Recent Posts Widget	Simple Image Widget
Popular rank	#23,286	#1,605
Active installs	30+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	54	760
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(39)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.7.41	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.36
Last release	12 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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