WordPress plugin comparison

Query Posts vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Query Posts

by Justin Tadlock

700+ installs3.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 700+ for Query Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Query Posts about 6.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.0 from 4 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Query Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Query Posts.
Query Posts 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	Query Posts	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#7,696	#353
Active installs	700+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	130	18.7K
Rating	3.0(4)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.0.5	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	9 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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