WordPress plugin comparison
Featured Background vs Ultimate Posts Widget
At a glance
- Ultimate Posts Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Featured Background.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Posts Widget is downloaded about 46 times, Featured Background about 2.
- Ultimate Posts Widget is rated higher: 4.5 out of 5 from 55 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
- Featured Background was updated more recently: Sep 4, 2025, against Jul 17, 2024 for Ultimate Posts Widget.
- Featured Background is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 6.6.11 for Ultimate Posts Widget.
- Ultimate Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Featured Background.
Line by line
Ultimate Posts Widget leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Featured Background |  Ultimate Posts Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,328 | #2,112 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 32 | 890 |
| Rating | 4.0(4) | 4.5(55) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 6.6.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.10 | ×0.14 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 2 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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