WordPress plugin comparison

Empirical Responsive Images vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Empirical Responsive Images

by Jesus Iniesta

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Empirical Responsive Images.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Empirical Responsive Images about 6.
Empirical Responsive Images has no reviews yet.
Empirical Responsive Images was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Empirical Responsive Images.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Empirical Responsive Images	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#68,412	#353
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	327	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.50
Last release	7 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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