WordPress plugin comparison

Contextual Category Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Contextual Category Widget

by Vinnie

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Contextual Category Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Contextual Category Widget about 2.
Contextual Category Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 28, 2026 for Contextual Category Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Contextual Category Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Contextual Category Widget.

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

Metric	Contextual Category Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#43,602	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	47	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.13	×1.50
Last release	3 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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