WordPress plugin comparison

Extended Recent Comments vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Extended Recent Comments

by Louy Alakkad

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Extended Recent Comments.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Extended Recent Comments about 1.
Extended Recent Comments has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jun 18, 2012 for Extended Recent Comments.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Extended Recent Comments.
Extended Recent Comments has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Extended Recent Comments	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#29,529	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.0.5	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	14 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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