WordPress plugin comparison

Celestial Lunar Phase Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Celestial Lunar Phase Widget

by John Martin

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for Celestial Lunar Phase Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Celestial Lunar Phase Widget about 7.
Celestial Lunar Phase Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Celestial Lunar Phase Widget was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Celestial Lunar Phase Widget.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Celestial Lunar Phase Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#19,665	#353
Active installs	60+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	153	18.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.34	×1.50
Last release	12 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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