WordPress plugin comparison
Easy vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Easy
by 2046
20+ installs5.0
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
by Kybernetik Services
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Easy.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Easy about 2.
- Easy is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 13, 2016 for Easy.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for Easy.
- Easy has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Line by line
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | ||
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,916 | #353 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 18.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(8) | 4.8(215) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.5.33 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.50 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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