WordPress plugin comparison

Latest Posts by Author with content vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Latest Posts by Author with content.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Latest Posts by Author with content about 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 16, 2026 for Latest Posts by Author with content.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Latest Posts by Author with content 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	Latest Posts by Author with content	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#25,175	#353
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	127	18.7K
Rating	3.5(2)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.23	×1.50
Last release	1 month ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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