WordPress plugin comparison

Random Posts Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Random Posts Widget

by Ady Romantika

200+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Random Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Random Posts Widget about 3.
Random Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against May 30, 2013 for Random Posts Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Random Posts Widget.
Random Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2007, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Random Posts Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#11,263	#353
Active installs	200+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	59	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	13 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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