WordPress plugin comparison

Important Links Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Important Links Widget

by D'Arcy Norman

30+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Important Links Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Important Links Widget about 1.
Important Links Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 22, 2019 for Important Links Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Important Links Widget.
Important Links Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Important Links Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#25,002	#353
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	20	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.2.30	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	7 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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