WordPress plugin comparison

Hercules Recent Posts from Network vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Hercules Recent Posts from Network

by Todd Nestor

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Hercules Recent Posts from Network about 1.
Hercules Recent Posts from Network is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 18, 2015 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Hercules Recent Posts from Network.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Hercules Recent Posts from Network	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	–	#353
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	18.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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