WordPress plugin comparison

Dashboard Widgets API vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Dashboard Widgets API

by Kevin Langley Jr.

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Dashboard Widgets API.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Dashboard Widgets API about 1.
Dashboard Widgets API has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Dec 10, 2012 for Dashboard Widgets API.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Dashboard Widgets API.
Dashboard Widgets API has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Dashboard Widgets API	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#36,233	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	14 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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