WordPress plugin comparison

HTML Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

HTML Widget

by seothemes

300+ installs4.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for HTML Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, HTML Widget about 4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jun 30, 2017 for HTML Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for HTML Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for HTML Widget.

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

Metric	HTML Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#10,154	#353
Active installs	300+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	94	18.7K
Rating	4.0(4)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	9 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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