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WordPress plugin comparison

Featured Image Widget Slider vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

At a glance

  • Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Featured Image Widget Slider.
  • On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Featured Image Widget Slider about 1.
  • Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
  • Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 24, 2014 for Featured Image Widget Slider.
  • Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Featured Image Widget Slider.
  • Featured Image Widget Slider has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Line by line

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

MetricFeatured Image Widget SliderRecent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank#25,068#353
Active installs30+100K+
Downloads, last 30 days4018.7K
Rating3.5(2)4.8(215)
Support threads resolved–100%
Tested up to3.7.417.1.4
Search multiplier×0.00×1.50
Last release12 years ago1 month ago
Requires PHP–5.6

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