WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Related Posts vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Custom Related Posts

by Brecht

3K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for Custom Related Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Custom Related Posts about 29.
Custom Related Posts is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 46 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 19, 2026 for Custom Related Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Custom Related Posts.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Custom Related Posts.

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

Metric	Custom Related Posts	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#3,870	#353
Active installs	3K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	871	18.7K
Rating	4.9(46)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.74	×1.50
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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