WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Post Widget Thumbnail vs Widget Content Blocks

At a glance

Widget Content Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.
On a typical day, Widget Content Blocks is downloaded about 42 times, Recent Post Widget Thumbnail about 3.
Recent Post Widget Thumbnail is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 60 reviews.
Widget Content Blocks was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Apr 5, 2016 for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.
Widget Content Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.4.34 for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.
Widget Content Blocks has been around longer: since 2011, against 2016 for Recent Post Widget Thumbnail.

Widget Content Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Post Widget Thumbnail	Widget Content Blocks
Popular rank	#13,751	#2,022
Active installs	100+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	1.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(60)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.00
Last release	10 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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