WordPress plugin comparison

MP Recent Post Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

MP Recent Post Widget

by MediumPixel

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for MP Recent Post Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, MP Recent Post Widget about 1.
MP Recent Post Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 3, 2016 for MP Recent Post Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for MP Recent Post Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for MP Recent Post Widget.

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

Metric	MP Recent Post Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#29,476	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	18.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.5.33	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	10 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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