WordPress plugin comparison

Google News Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Google News Widget

by amoreno

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Google News Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Google News Widget about 1.
Google News Widget 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 Aug 20, 2013 for Google News Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Google News Widget.
Google News Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Google News Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#34,658	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	18.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	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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