WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Commentators vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Recent Commentators

by V.J.Catkick

10+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Recent Commentators.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Recent Commentators about 1.
Recent Commentators has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 2, 2009 for Recent Commentators.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.7 for Recent Commentators.
Recent Commentators has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Commentators	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#37,917	#353
Active installs	10+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	25	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	2.7	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	18 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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