WordPress plugin comparison

Collapsing Archives vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Collapsing Archives

by robfelty

3K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for Collapsing Archives.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Collapsing Archives about 29.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.1 from 21 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 12, 2026 for Collapsing Archives.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Collapsing Archives.
Collapsing Archives has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Collapsing Archives	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#3,995	#353
Active installs	3K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	672	18.7K
Rating	4.1(21)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.50	×1.50
Last release	9 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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