WordPress plugin comparison

Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails

by Ali Qureshi

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails about 2.
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 7, 2026 for Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2024 for Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#73,397	#353
Active installs	Fewer than 10	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	48	18.7K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.07	×1.50
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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