WordPress plugin comparison

Donations via PayPal vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Donations via PayPal

by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

20K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20K+ for Donations via PayPal.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Donations via PayPal about 66.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 27 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 17, 2026 for Donations via PayPal.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Donations via PayPal.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Donations via PayPal has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Donations via PayPal	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#1,193	#353
Active installs	20K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.8K	18.7K
Rating	4.7(27)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.92	×1.50
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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