WordPress plugin comparison

Pro Related Post Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Pro Related Post Widget

by Shambhu Patnaik

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Pro Related Post Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Pro Related Post Widget about 1.
Pro Related Post Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Dec 22, 2015 for Pro Related Post Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Pro Related Post Widget.
Pro Related Post Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Pro Related Post Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#32,718	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	29	18.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	11 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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