WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Thumbnail Generator vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Custom Thumbnail Generator

by Subrata Sarkar

20+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Custom Thumbnail Generator.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Custom Thumbnail Generator about 2.
Custom Thumbnail Generator is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Custom Thumbnail Generator was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Custom Thumbnail Generator.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Thumbnail Generator	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#27,740	#353
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	73	18.7K
Rating	5.0(7)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.24	×1.50
Last release	today	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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