WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Type Widgets vs Recent Post for Custom Post Type

Custom Post Type Widgets

by thingsym

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Custom Post Type Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for Recent Post for Custom Post Type.
On a typical day, Custom Post Type Widgets is downloaded about 91 times, Recent Post for Custom Post Type about 7.
Recent Post for Custom Post Type has no reviews yet.
Custom Post Type Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 2, 2026, against Jan 18, 2011 for Recent Post for Custom Post Type.
Custom Post Type Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.0.5 for Recent Post for Custom Post Type.
Recent Post for Custom Post Type has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Custom Post Type Widgets.

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

Metric	Custom Post Type Widgets	Recent Post for Custom Post Type
Popular rank	#1,497	#21,527
Active installs	10K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	159
Rating	4.8(14)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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