WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Recent Posts Widget vs Essential Widgets
Custom Recent Posts Widget
by Prasanna SP
1K+ installs4.9
Essential Widgets
by Catch Themes
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Custom Recent Posts Widget.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Custom Recent Posts Widget about 10.
- Custom Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Custom Recent Posts Widget.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.5.2 for Custom Recent Posts Widget.
- Custom Recent Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Recent Posts Widget | Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #5,773 | #1,810 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 221 | 1.8K |
| Rating | 4.9(9) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 3.5.2 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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