WordPress plugin comparison
Hark vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Hark
by Jared Volpe
Fewer than 10 installs
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
by Kybernetik Services
100K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Hark.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Hark about 1.
- Hark has no reviews yet.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 11, 2026 for Hark.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Hark.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Hark.
Line by line
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hark | Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #53,672 | #353 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 18.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(215) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×1.50 |
| Last release | 8 months ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 5.6 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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