WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Posts Easy vs Shortcode in Menus
Recent Posts Easy
by eraplugins
Fewer than 10 installs
Shortcode in Menus
by Gagan Deep Singh
50K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Shortcode in Menus has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for Recent Posts Easy.
- On a typical day, Shortcode in Menus is downloaded about 67 times, Recent Posts Easy about 1.
- Recent Posts Easy has no reviews yet.
- Shortcode in Menus was updated more recently: Feb 10, 2026, against Aug 27, 2024 for Recent Posts Easy.
- Shortcode in Menus is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.5.14 for Recent Posts Easy.
- Shortcode in Menus has been around longer: since 2013, against 2023 for Recent Posts Easy.
Line by line
Shortcode in Menus leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Posts Easy | Shortcode in Menus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #74,319 | #773 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 21 | 1.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(82) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.5.14 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.89 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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