WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Image Column Display vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Featured Image Column Display

by Sawai Dheerawat

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Featured Image Column Display.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Featured Image Column Display about 2.
Featured Image Column Display is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 17, 2019 for Featured Image Column Display.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Featured Image Column Display.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Featured Image Column Display.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Featured Image Column Display	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#22,120	#353
Active installs	40+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	39	18.7K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	7 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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