WordPress plugin comparison

Colorful Categories vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Colorful Categories

by Artem P.

2K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Colorful Categories.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Colorful Categories about 22.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 13 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 30, 2025 for Colorful Categories.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Colorful Categories.

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

Metric	Colorful Categories	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#4,754	#353
Active installs	2K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	465	18.7K
Rating	4.7(13)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.34	×1.50
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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