WordPress plugin comparison

Posts By Tag vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Posts By Tag

by Sudar Muthu

1K+ installs3.8

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Posts By Tag.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Posts By Tag about 15.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.8 from 15 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 13, 2021 for Posts By Tag.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Posts By Tag.
Posts By Tag has been around longer: since 2009, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Posts By Tag	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#6,105	#353
Active installs	1K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	321	18.7K
Rating	3.8(15)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.8.19	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	5 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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