WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Image vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Featured Image

by Mervin Praison

1K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Featured Image.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Featured Image about 18.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.4 from 8 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 8, 2025 for Featured Image.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Featured Image.
Featured Image has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Featured Image	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#5,362	#353
Active installs	1K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	295	18.1K
Rating	4.4(8)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.32	×1.50
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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