WordPress plugin comparison

Display Categories Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Display Categories Widget

by iteamweb

3K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for Display Categories Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Display Categories Widget about 15.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 3, 2019 for Display Categories Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Display Categories Widget.
Display Categories Widget 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	Display Categories Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#3,719	#353
Active installs	3K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	243	18.7K
Rating	4.8(25)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	7 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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