WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Layouts vs PE Recent Posts
At a glance
- Custom Layouts has more active installs: 3K+, against 2K+ for PE Recent Posts.
- On a typical day, Custom Layouts is downloaded about 26 times, PE Recent Posts about 13.
- Custom Layouts is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 25 reviews, against 4.9 from 11 reviews.
- Custom Layouts was updated more recently: Dec 29, 2025, against Sep 2, 2021 for PE Recent Posts.
- Custom Layouts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.8.19 for PE Recent Posts.
- PE Recent Posts has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Custom Layouts.
Line by line
Custom Layouts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Layouts |  PE Recent Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,707 | #5,002 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 545 | 252 |
| Rating | 5.0(25) | 4.9(11) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.8.19 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.51 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 10 months ago | 5 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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