WordPress plugin comparison

Dashboard quick links widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Dashboard quick links widget

by Hem Thapa

600+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 600+ for Dashboard quick links widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Dashboard quick links widget about 7.
Dashboard quick links widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 23, 2026 for Dashboard quick links widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Dashboard quick links widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Dashboard quick links widget.

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

Metric	Dashboard quick links widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#8,108	#353
Active installs	600+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	168	18.7K
Rating	5.0(10)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.41	×1.50
Last release	9 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.3	5.6

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