WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Recently

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 300+ for Recently.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Recently about 12.
Recently is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recently was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Recently.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Recently.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Recently
Popular rank	#353	#10,677
Active installs	100K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	397
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(9)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.50
Last release	1 month ago	28 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.2

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