WordPress plugin comparison

PE Recent Posts vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

PE Recent Posts

by DJ-Extensions.com

2K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for PE Recent Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, PE Recent Posts about 13.
PE Recent Posts is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 11 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 2, 2021 for PE Recent Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for PE Recent Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for PE Recent Posts.

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

Metric	PE Recent Posts	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#5,007	#353
Active installs	2K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	245	18.1K
Rating	4.9(11)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.8.19	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.50
Last release	5 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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