WordPress plugin comparison

Notes Widget Wrapper vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Notes Widget Wrapper

by Steve Puddick

200+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Notes Widget Wrapper.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Notes Widget Wrapper about 5.
Notes Widget Wrapper is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 14, 2023 for Notes Widget Wrapper.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Notes Widget Wrapper.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Notes Widget Wrapper.

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

Metric	Notes Widget Wrapper	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#12,103	#353
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	110	18.1K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.50
Last release	3 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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