WordPress plugin comparison

Horizontal Rule Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Horizontal Rule Widget

by Takayuki Miyauchi

30+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Horizontal Rule Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Horizontal Rule Widget about 1.
Horizontal Rule Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 22, 2012 for Horizontal Rule Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Horizontal Rule Widget.
Horizontal Rule Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Horizontal Rule Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#23,150	#353
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	18.1K
Rating	No ratings	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	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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