WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Ultimate vs Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Recent Posts Ultimate.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Recent Posts Ultimate about 3.
Recent Posts Ultimate has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 24, 2023 for Recent Posts Ultimate.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Recent Posts Ultimate.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2020 for Recent Posts Ultimate.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Ultimate	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Popular rank	#24,154	#353
Active installs	30+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	46	18.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(215)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.4.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.02	×1.50
Last release	3 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6

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