WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Recent Posts Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Custom Recent Posts Widget

by Prasanna SP

1K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Custom Recent Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Custom Recent Posts Widget about 10.
Custom Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Custom Recent Posts Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Custom Recent Posts Widget.
Custom Recent Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Recent Posts Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#5,773	#353
Active installs	1K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	221	18.7K
Rating	4.9(9)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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