WordPress plugin comparison

Image Widget vs Last Posts Category and Post Types

Image Widget

by Nexcess

100K+ installs4.9

Last Posts Category and Post Types

by sinan isler

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Image Widget has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Last Posts Category and Post Types.
On a typical day, Image Widget is downloaded about 344 times, Last Posts Category and Post Types about 7.
Last Posts Category and Post Types is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 287 reviews.
Image Widget was updated more recently: Apr 20, 2026, against May 16, 2014 for Last Posts Category and Post Types.
Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 3.9.40 for Last Posts Category and Post Types.
Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Last Posts Category and Post Types.

Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Image Widget	Last Posts Category and Post Types
Popular rank	#398	#21,862
Active installs	100K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	9.9K	166
Rating	4.9(287)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	3.9.40
Search multiplier	×0.74	×0.00
Last release	6 months ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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