WordPress plugin comparison

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling vs TW Recent Posts Widget

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling

by Md. Shahinur Islam

100+ installs5.0

TW Recent Posts Widget

by tweetysha

1K+ installs4.4

At a glance

TW Recent Posts Widget has more active installs: 1K+, against 100+ for Post Auto Vertical Scrolling.
On a typical day, TW Recent Posts Widget is downloaded about 10 times, Post Auto Vertical Scrolling about 4.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.4 from 15 reviews.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling was updated more recently: Apr 13, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for TW Recent Posts Widget.
Post Auto Vertical Scrolling is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.4.34 for TW Recent Posts Widget.
TW Recent Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2022 for Post Auto Vertical Scrolling.

Post Auto Vertical Scrolling leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Post Auto Vertical Scrolling	TW Recent Posts Widget
Popular rank	#16,517	#5,530
Active installs	100+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	95	280
Rating	5.0(3)	4.4(15)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.9.11	4.4.34
Search multiplier	×0.32	×0.00
Last release	7 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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