WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Posts Widget Plus vs Sidebar Login
Recent Posts Widget Plus
by Johan van der Wijk
500+ installs5.0
Sidebar Login
by Mike Jolley
9K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Sidebar Login has more active installs: 9K+, against 500+ for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
- On a typical day, Sidebar Login is downloaded about 87 times, Recent Posts Widget Plus about 8.
- Recent Posts Widget Plus is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 78 reviews.
- Sidebar Login was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Oct 30, 2023 for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
- Sidebar Login is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
- Sidebar Login has been around longer: since 2008, against 2012 for Recent Posts Widget Plus.
Line by line
Sidebar Login leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Posts Widget Plus | Sidebar Login |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,050 | #2,203 |
| Active installs | 500+ | 9K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 174 | 4.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(78) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.4.14 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×0.82 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 28 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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