WordPress plugin comparison

Simple Downloads Plugin vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Simple Downloads Plugin

by Ondrej Donek

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Downloads Plugin.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Simple Downloads Plugin about 1.
Simple Downloads Plugin has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Apr 1, 2017 for Simple Downloads Plugin.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Simple Downloads Plugin.
Simple Downloads Plugin has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Simple Downloads Plugin	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	–	#353
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	29	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.7.39	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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