WordPress plugin comparison

Collapsible Widget Area vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Collapsible Widget Area

by Curtiss Grymala

100+ installs4.6

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Collapsible Widget Area.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Collapsible Widget Area about 3.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.6 from 8 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Apr 3, 2018 for Collapsible Widget Area.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Collapsible Widget Area.
Collapsible Widget Area has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Collapsible Widget Area	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#14,144	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	18.7K
Rating	4.6(8)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.9.35	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	8 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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