WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Plus vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 900+ for Recent Posts Plus.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Recent Posts Plus about 9.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 28, 2017 for Recent Posts Plus.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Recent Posts Plus.
Recent Posts Plus has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Plus	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#7,221	#353
Active installs	900+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	147	18.7K
Rating	4.8(14)	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.5.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.50
Last release	9 years ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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