WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Sidebars vs Recent Post Widget Thumbnail

Custom Sidebars

by WebFactory

100K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Custom Sidebars has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.
On a typical day, Custom Sidebars is downloaded about 230 times, Recent Post Widget Thumbnail about 3.
Recent Post Widget Thumbnail is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 1,028 reviews.
Custom Sidebars was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Apr 5, 2016 for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.
Custom Sidebars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.
Custom Sidebars has been around longer: since 2010, against 2016 for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.

Custom Sidebars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Sidebars	Recent Post Widget Thumbnail
Popular rank	#449	#13,823
Active installs	100K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	6.3K	48
Rating	4.7(1K)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×1.31	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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