WordPress plugin comparison

Random Related Posts vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Random Related Posts

by ray.viljoen

20+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for Random Related Posts.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Random Related Posts about 1.
Random Related Posts has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Apr 27, 2011 for Random Related Posts.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Random Related Posts.
Random Related Posts has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Random Related Posts	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#28,319	#353
Active installs	20+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	16	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.1.4	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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