WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Photos vs Sidebar Login
At a glance
- Sidebar Login has more active installs: 9K+, against 30+ for Recent Photos.
- On a typical day, Sidebar Login is downloaded about 87 times, Recent Photos about 3.
- Recent Photos has no reviews yet.
- Sidebar Login was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Jan 1, 2013 for Recent Photos.
- Sidebar Login is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.9.2 for Recent Photos.
- Sidebar Login has been around longer: since 2008, against 2011 for Recent Photos.
Line by line
Sidebar Login leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Recent Photos |  Sidebar Login |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #25,116 | #2,204 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 49 | 4.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(78) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.9.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 14 years ago | 29 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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