WordPress plugin comparison

GG Widget Title Link vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

GG Widget Title Link

by Garth Gutenberg

80+ installs4.2

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 80+ for GG Widget Title Link.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, GG Widget Title Link about 3.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.2 from 9 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 25, 2013 for GG Widget Title Link.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for GG Widget Title Link.
GG Widget Title Link 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	GG Widget Title Link	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#17,403	#353
Active installs	80+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	62	18.7K
Rating	4.2(9)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.6.1	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	13 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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