WordPress plugin comparison

Post Tags Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Post Tags Widget

by Jeff Farthing

70+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 70+ for Post Tags Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Post Tags Widget about 2.
Post Tags Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 31, 2019 for Post Tags Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Post Tags Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Post Tags Widget.

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

Metric	Post Tags Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#18,287	#353
Active installs	70+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.0.31	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	7 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	5.6

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