WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Image Gallery Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Featured Image Gallery Widget

by Nick Halsey

20+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Featured Image Gallery Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Featured Image Gallery Widget about 2.
Featured Image Gallery Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 18, 2026 for Featured Image Gallery Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Featured Image Gallery Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Featured Image Gallery Widget.

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

Metric	Featured Image Gallery Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#26,883	#353
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.17	×1.50
Last release	3 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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