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Google+ Plus WordPress Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Google+ Plus WordPress Widget

by Patrick Chia

10+ installs2.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Google+ Plus WordPress Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Google+ Plus WordPress Widget about 6.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 15, 2012 for Google+ Plus WordPress Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Google+ Plus WordPress Widget.
Google+ Plus WordPress Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Google+ Plus WordPress Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#29,096	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	110	18.7K
Rating	2.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	14 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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