WordPress plugin comparison

Must Read Posts vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Must Read Posts

by trick77

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Must Read Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Must Read Posts about 1.
Must Read Posts has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 11, 2012 for Must Read Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Must Read Posts.
Must Read Posts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Must Read Posts	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#32,708	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	24	18.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	15 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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