WordPress plugin comparison

List Custom Taxonomy Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

List Custom Taxonomy Widget

by Nick Halsey

8K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 8K+ for List Custom Taxonomy Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, List Custom Taxonomy Widget about 34.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 21 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 19, 2026 for List Custom Taxonomy Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for List Custom Taxonomy Widget.
List Custom Taxonomy Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	List Custom Taxonomy Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#2,304	#353
Active installs	8K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	887	18.7K
Rating	4.7(21)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	100%	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.97	×1.50
Last release	3 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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