WordPress plugin comparison

EG-Archives vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

EG-Archives

by emmanuelg

70+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 70+ for EG-Archives.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, EG-Archives about 3.
EG-Archives is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 26, 2011 for EG-Archives.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for EG-Archives.
EG-Archives has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	EG-Archives	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#18,693	#353
Active installs	70+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	66	18.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	15 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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