WordPress plugin comparison

Multicolumn Category Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Multicolumn Category Widget

by Arno Welzel

300+ installs4.2

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Multicolumn Category Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Multicolumn Category Widget about 7.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.2 from 5 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 13, 2026 for Multicolumn Category Widget.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.

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

Metric	Multicolumn Category Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#10,403	#353
Active installs	300+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	205	18.7K
Rating	4.2(5)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.46	×1.50
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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