WordPress plugin comparison

Most Popular Posts vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Most Popular Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Most Popular Posts about 4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 14, 2013 for Most Popular Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Most Popular Posts.
Most Popular Posts has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Most Popular Posts	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#13,663	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	77	18.7K
Rating	2.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	13 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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