WordPress plugin comparison

Compact Archives vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Compact Archives

by Syed Balkhi

2K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Compact Archives.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Compact Archives about 18.
Compact Archives is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 16, 2026 for Compact Archives.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Compact Archives.
Compact Archives has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Compact Archives	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#5,037	#353
Active installs	2K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	423	18.1K
Rating	5.0(9)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.52	×1.50
Last release	8 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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