WordPress plugin comparison

Dashboard Video Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Dashboard Video Widget

by Dhaval Vachhani

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Dashboard Video Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Dashboard Video Widget about 2.
Dashboard Video Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 16, 2025 for Dashboard Video Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Dashboard Video Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Dashboard Video Widget.

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

Metric	Dashboard Video Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#28,723	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	40	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.06	×1.50
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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