WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus

by javierjara

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus about 1.
Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against May 3, 2015 for Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus.

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

Metric	Custom Recent Posts Widget Plus	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#41,173	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	32	18.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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