WordPress plugin comparison

Post Gallery Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Post Gallery Widget

by Ron Rennick

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Post Gallery Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Post Gallery Widget about 1.
Post Gallery Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 10, 2015 for Post Gallery Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Post Gallery Widget.
Post Gallery Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Post Gallery Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#40,274	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.3.34	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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