WordPress plugin comparison

Random Posts with Thumbnails vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Random Posts with Thumbnails

by wondermill

40+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Random Posts with Thumbnails.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Random Posts with Thumbnails about 2.
Random Posts with Thumbnails has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 5, 2012 for Random Posts with Thumbnails.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Random Posts with Thumbnails.
Random Posts with Thumbnails 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 Posts with Thumbnails	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#22,009	#353
Active installs	40+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	50	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.4.2	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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