WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget vs Ultimate Posts Widget

At a glance

Ultimate Posts Widget has more active installs: 10K+, against 300+ for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
On a typical day, Ultimate Posts Widget is downloaded about 46 times, Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget about 5.
Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.5 from 55 reviews.
Ultimate Posts Widget was updated more recently: Jul 17, 2024, against Mar 14, 2018 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
Ultimate Posts Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.6.11, against 4.9.35 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.
Ultimate Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2012, against 2017 for Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget.

Ultimate Posts Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Shortcode & Widget	Ultimate Posts Widget
Popular rank	#10,899	#2,112
Active installs	300+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	91	890
Rating	5.0(6)	4.5(55)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	6.6.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.14
Last release	8 years ago	2 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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