WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Photos vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

Recent Photos

by Hemant Nandrajog (instruite)

50+ installs

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Recent Photos.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Recent Photos about 2.
Recent Photos has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 29, 2010 for Recent Photos.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Recent Photos.
Recent Photos has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Photos	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#20,704	#353
Active installs	50+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	57	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	2.9.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	16 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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