WordPress plugin comparison

GitHub User Repo Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

GitHub User Repo Widget

by Jared Atchison

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for GitHub User Repo Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, GitHub User Repo Widget about 1.
GitHub User Repo Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 24, 2012 for GitHub User Repo Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for GitHub User Repo Widget.
GitHub User Repo Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	GitHub User Repo Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#48,498	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	18.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	14 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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