WordPress plugin comparison

Posts from Single Category Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Posts from Single Category Widget

by Shashi Dhar Kumar

50+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Posts from Single Category Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Posts from Single Category Widget about 3.
Posts from Single Category Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 18, 2023 for Posts from Single Category Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Posts from Single Category Widget.
Posts from Single Category Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Posts from Single Category Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#20,595	#353
Active installs	50+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	59	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.1.16	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×1.50
Last release	3 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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