WordPress plugin comparison

Posts Block Lite vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Posts Block Lite

by Troy Templeman

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Posts Block Lite.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Posts Block Lite about 2.
Posts Block Lite has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 24, 2024 for Posts Block Lite.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Posts Block Lite.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2024 for Posts Block Lite.

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

Metric	Posts Block Lite	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#57,987	#353
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	43	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.50
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	5.6

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