WordPress plugin comparison

OMS Sidebar Widgets vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

OMS Sidebar Widgets

by Jimmy K.

40+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for OMS Sidebar Widgets.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, OMS Sidebar Widgets about 3.
OMS Sidebar Widgets 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 May 25, 2015 for OMS Sidebar Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for OMS Sidebar Widgets.

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

Metric	OMS Sidebar Widgets	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#21,839	#353
Active installs	40+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	71	18.7K
Rating	5.0(5)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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