WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 4K+ for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Recent Posts by Category Widget about 17.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 12 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#3,448	#353
Active installs	4K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	363	18.7K
Rating	4.7(12)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.2.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	9 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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