WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Type Widgets vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Custom Post Type Widgets

by thingsym

10K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Custom Post Type Widgets.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Custom Post Type Widgets about 91.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jun 2, 2026 for Custom Post Type Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Custom Post Type Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Custom Post Type Widgets.

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

Metric	Custom Post Type Widgets	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#1,497	#353
Active installs	10K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	18.1K
Rating	4.8(14)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.86	×1.50
Last release	5 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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