WordPress plugin comparison

Dashboard Widgets Suite vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Dashboard Widgets Suite

by Jeff Starr

4K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 4K+ for Dashboard Widgets Suite.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Dashboard Widgets Suite about 70.
Dashboard Widgets Suite is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 38 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Dashboard Widgets Suite was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Dashboard Widgets Suite.
Dashboard Widgets Suite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 7.1.4 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Dashboard Widgets Suite.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 8 comparable lines.

Metric	Dashboard Widgets Suite	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#3,375	#353
Active installs	4K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.7K	18.7K
Rating	4.9(38)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.77	×1.50
Last release	8 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6.20	5.6

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