WordPress plugin comparison

Easy Widget Columns vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Easy Widget Columns

by Alexis J. Villegas

400+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for Easy Widget Columns.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Easy Widget Columns about 4.
Easy Widget Columns is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 1, 2020 for Easy Widget Columns.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Easy Widget Columns.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Easy Widget Columns.

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

Metric	Easy Widget Columns	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#9,596	#353
Active installs	400+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	98	18.7K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.5.24	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	6 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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