WordPress plugin comparison

Most Commented Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Most Commented Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Most Commented Widget about 6.
Most Commented Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Dec 8, 2015 for Most Commented Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Most Commented Widget.
Most Commented Widget has been around longer: since 2005, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Most Commented Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#10,879	#353
Active installs	300+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	127	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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