WordPress plugin comparison

Dashboard Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Dashboard Widget

by Blase Beczkowski

20+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Dashboard Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Dashboard Widget about 2.
Dashboard Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 19, 2022 for Dashboard Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Dashboard Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Dashboard Widget.

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

Metric	Dashboard Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#25,945	#353
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	42	18.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.0.18	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.50
Last release	4 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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