WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts by Category Widget vs Simple Image Widget

At a glance

Simple Image Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
On a typical day, Simple Image Widget is downloaded about 27 times, Recent Posts by Category Widget about 17.
Recent Posts by Category Widget is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.5 from 39 reviews.
Simple Image Widget was updated more recently: Jul 20, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Simple Image Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.2.39 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.
Simple Image Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts by Category Widget.

Simple Image Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts by Category Widget	Simple Image Widget
Popular rank	#3,448	#1,605
Active installs	4K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	363	781
Rating	4.7(12)	4.5(39)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.2.39	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.36
Last release	9 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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