WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Layouts vs Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget
At a glance
- Custom Layouts has more active installs: 3K+, against 300+ for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
- On a typical day, Custom Layouts is downloaded about 26 times, Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget about 5.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Custom Layouts was updated more recently: Dec 29, 2025, against Mar 14, 2018 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
- Custom Layouts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
- Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget has been around longer: since 2017, against 2021 for Custom Layouts.
Line by line
Custom Layouts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Custom Layouts |  Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,707 | #10,899 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 545 | 91 |
| Rating | 5.0(25) | 5.0(6) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.51 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 10 months ago | 8 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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