WordPress plugin comparison

Public Post Preview vs Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget

Public Post Preview

by Dominik Schilling

100K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Public Post Preview has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
On a typical day, Public Post Preview is downloaded about 1,865 times, Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget about 5.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.6 from 79 reviews.
Public Post Preview was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Mar 14, 2018 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
Public Post Preview is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
Public Post Preview has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.

Public Post Preview leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Public Post Preview	Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget
Popular rank	#363	#10,899
Active installs	100K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	44.4K	91
Rating	4.6(79)	5.0(6)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.30	×0.00
Last release	10 days ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	8.0	–

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