WordPress plugin comparison

Random Posts Widget Configurable vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Random Posts Widget Configurable

by tlorders

10+ installs2.9

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Random Posts Widget Configurable.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Random Posts Widget Configurable about 1.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 2.9 from 7 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against May 17, 2013 for Random Posts Widget Configurable.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Random Posts Widget Configurable.
Random Posts Widget Configurable has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Random Posts Widget Configurable	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#41,962	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	22	18.7K
Rating	2.9(7)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	13 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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