WordPress plugin comparison

Enhanced Text Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Enhanced Text Widget

by cl272

30K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30K+ for Enhanced Text Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Enhanced Text Widget about 62.
Enhanced Text Widget is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 50 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 17, 2024 for Enhanced Text Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Enhanced Text Widget.
Enhanced Text Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Enhanced Text Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#1,001	#353
Active installs	30K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.6K	18.7K
Rating	4.9(50)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.16	×1.50
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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