WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts From Each Category vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Recent Posts From Each Category.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Recent Posts From Each Category about 3.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 13, 2014 for Recent Posts From Each Category.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.0.38 for Recent Posts From Each Category.
Recent Posts From Each Category has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Posts From Each Category	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#21,563	#353
Active installs	40+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	18.7K
Rating	3.7(3)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.0.38	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	12 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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