WordPress plugin comparison

Collapsing Links vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Collapsing Links

by robfelty

80+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 80+ for Collapsing Links.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Collapsing Links about 4.
Collapsing Links has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 12, 2015 for Collapsing Links.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Collapsing Links.
Collapsing Links has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Collapsing Links	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#17,929	#353
Active installs	80+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	77	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.3.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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