WordPress plugin comparison
EM Social Media vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
EM Social Media
by erikdmitchell
10+ installs
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 10+ for EM Social Media.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, EM Social Media about 1.
- EM Social Media has no reviews yet.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 13, 2017 for EM Social Media.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for EM Social Media.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for EM Social Media.
Line by line
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | EM Social Media | Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #32,838 | #353 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 29 | 18K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(215) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.50 |
| Last release | 9 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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