WordPress plugin comparison

Default Featured Image vs Recent & Featured Posts Widget

Default Featured Image

by Jan-Willem

50K+ installs4.8

Recent & Featured Posts Widget

by graysea

90+ installs4.0

At a glance

Default Featured Image has more active installs: 50K+, against 90+ for Recent & Featured Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Default Featured Image is downloaded about 208 times, Recent & Featured Posts Widget about 3.
Default Featured Image is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 69 reviews, against 4.0 from 1 review.
Default Featured Image was updated more recently: Jun 17, 2026, against Feb 12, 2016 for Recent & Featured Posts Widget.
Default Featured Image is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.4.34 for Recent & Featured Posts Widget.
Default Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for Recent & Featured Posts Widget.

Default Featured Image leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Default Featured Image	Recent & Featured Posts Widget
Popular rank	#705	#17,170
Active installs	50K+	90+
Downloads, last 30 days	5.9K	47
Rating	4.8(69)	4.0(1)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×1.04	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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