WordPress plugin comparison

New User Dashboard Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

New User Dashboard Widget

by swadeshswain

30+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for New User Dashboard Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, New User Dashboard Widget about 2.
New User Dashboard Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jun 23, 2017 for New User Dashboard Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for New User Dashboard Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for New User Dashboard Widget.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	New User Dashboard Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#24,524	#353
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	48	18.7K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.8.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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