WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Type Widgets vs Recent Post Widget Thumbnail

Custom Post Type Widgets

by thingsym

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Custom Post Type Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.
On a typical day, Custom Post Type Widgets is downloaded about 91 times, Recent Post Widget Thumbnail about 3.
Recent Post Widget Thumbnail is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 14 reviews.
Custom Post Type Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 2, 2026, against Apr 5, 2016 for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.
Custom Post Type Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.4.34 for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.
Custom Post Type Widgets has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.

Custom Post Type Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Type Widgets	Recent Post Widget Thumbnail
Popular rank	#1,497	#13,751
Active installs	10K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	46
Rating	4.8(14)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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