WordPress plugin comparison

Dynamic Widgets vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Dynamic Widgets

by Kalmang

10K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Dynamic Widgets.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Dynamic Widgets about 78.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 109 reviews.
Dynamic Widgets was updated more recently: Oct 21, 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 Dynamic Widgets.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Dynamic Widgets has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Dynamic Widgets	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#1,528	#353
Active installs	10K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.9K	18.7K
Rating	4.7(109)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.85	×1.50
Last release	19 days ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	5.2.7	5.6

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