WordPress plugin comparison

Multiple Category Selection Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Multiple Category Selection Widget

by zackdesign

100+ installs2.9

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Multiple Category Selection Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Multiple Category Selection Widget about 6.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 2.9 from 14 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 23, 2026 for Multiple Category Selection Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Multiple Category Selection Widget.
Multiple Category Selection Widget 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	Multiple Category Selection Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#13,878	#353
Active installs	100+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	154	18.1K
Rating	2.9(14)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.9.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.22	×1.50
Last release	8 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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