WordPress plugin comparison

Expanding Archives vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Expanding Archives

by Ashley

3K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for Expanding Archives.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Expanding Archives about 27.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 6 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 30, 2026 for Expanding Archives.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Expanding Archives.

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

Metric	Expanding Archives	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#4,113	#353
Active installs	3K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	543	18.7K
Rating	4.7(6)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.72	×1.50
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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