WordPress plugin comparison

Google Calendar Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Google Calendar Widget

by Poco

700+ installs4.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 700+ for Google Calendar Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Google Calendar Widget about 6.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.0 from 8 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Google Calendar Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Google Calendar Widget.
Google Calendar Widget has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Google Calendar Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#7,859	#353
Active installs	700+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	101	18.7K
Rating	4.0(8)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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