WordPress plugin comparison

Random Comment Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Random Comment Widget

by hammer404

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Random Comment Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Random Comment Widget about 1.
Random Comment Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 6, 2013 for Random Comment Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Random Comment Widget.
Random Comment Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Random Comment Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#31,489	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	36	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	14 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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