WordPress plugin comparison

Earthquake Monitor vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Earthquake Monitor

by Cris van Geel

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Earthquake Monitor.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Earthquake Monitor about 3.
Earthquake Monitor is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 31, 2020 for Earthquake Monitor.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.0 for Earthquake Monitor.
Earthquake Monitor has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Earthquake Monitor	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#21,419	#353
Active installs	40+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	61	18.7K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.5.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	6 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	5.6

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