WordPress plugin comparison

Super Search vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Super Search

by eggplantstudios

100+ installs4.7

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Super Search.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Super Search about 4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 10 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 1, 2015 for Super Search.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.0 for Super Search.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Super Search.

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

Metric	Super Search	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#13,093	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	79	18.7K
Rating	4.7(10)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.1.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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