WordPress plugin comparison

Cyclone Widgets vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Cyclone Widgets

by Cyclone Themes

100+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Cyclone Widgets.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Cyclone Widgets about 4.
Cyclone Widgets has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 1, 2019 for Cyclone Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Cyclone Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Cyclone Widgets.

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

Metric	Cyclone Widgets	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#14,668	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	79	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.3.27	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	7 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.2	5.6

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