WordPress plugin comparison

Posts On This Day vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Posts On This Day

by Jeremy Herve

50+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Posts On This Day.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Posts On This Day about 4.
Posts On This Day is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against May 22, 2026 for Posts On This Day.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Posts On This Day.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Posts On This Day.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Posts On This Day	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#20,573	#353
Active installs	50+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	61	18.7K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.32	×1.50
Last release	5 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	8.3	5.6

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