WordPress plugin comparison

Hoops Nightly Widgets vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Hoops Nightly Widgets

by hoopsnightly

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Hoops Nightly Widgets.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Hoops Nightly Widgets about 99.
Hoops Nightly Widgets has no reviews yet.
Hoops Nightly Widgets was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2026 for Hoops Nightly Widgets.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Hoops Nightly Widgets	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#52,602	#353
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	198	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.50
Last release	6 days ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.6

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