WordPress plugin comparison

Curiosity POTD vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Curiosity POTD

by Andrea Benzi

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Curiosity POTD.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Curiosity POTD about 1.
Curiosity POTD is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 12, 2025 for Curiosity POTD.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Curiosity POTD.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Curiosity POTD.

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

Metric	Curiosity POTD	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#29,589	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	41	18.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.50
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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