WordPress plugin comparison

Random Post Thumbnail vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Random Post Thumbnail

by JohnnyPea

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Random Post Thumbnail.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Random Post Thumbnail about 1.
Random Post Thumbnail has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 18, 2012 for Random Post Thumbnail.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Random Post Thumbnail.
Random Post Thumbnail has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Random Post Thumbnail	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#34,532	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	17	18.1K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.3.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	15 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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