WordPress plugin comparison

Genesis Featured Image Header vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Genesis Featured Image Header

by AMP-MODE

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Genesis Featured Image Header.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Genesis Featured Image Header about 8.
Genesis Featured Image Header is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jun 19, 2024 for Genesis Featured Image Header.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.5.14 for Genesis Featured Image Header.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Genesis Featured Image Header.

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

Metric	Genesis Featured Image Header	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#13,145	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	143	18.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.5.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.50
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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