WordPress plugin comparison

Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails vs Simple Image Widget

Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails

by Ali Qureshi

Fewer than 10 installs5.0

Simple Image Widget

by Cedaro

10K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Simple Image Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails.
On a typical day, Simple Image Widget is downloaded about 27 times, Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails about 2.
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 39 reviews.
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails was updated more recently: Sep 7, 2026, against Jul 20, 2025 for Simple Image Widget.
Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Simple Image Widget.
Simple Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2024 for Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails.

Simple Image Widget leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent CPT Widget Thumbnails	Simple Image Widget
Popular rank	#63,838	#1,605
Active installs	Fewer than 10	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	51	760
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(39)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.07	×0.36
Last release	2 months ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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