WordPress plugin comparison
Exclude Category Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Exclude Category Widget
by Ravinder Singh
200+ installs3.3
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 200+ for Exclude Category Widget.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Exclude Category Widget about 3.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.3 from 4 reviews.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 31, 2016 for Exclude Category Widget.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Exclude Category Widget.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Exclude Category Widget.
Line by line
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Exclude Category Widget | Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #12,900 | #353 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 61 | 18.1K |
| Rating | 3.3(4) | 4.8(215) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.50 |
| Last release | 10 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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