WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Recommend by mail widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Recommend by mail widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Recommend by mail widget about 2.
Recommend by mail widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 11, 2017 for Recommend by mail widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Recommend by mail widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Recommend by mail widget.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Recommend by mail widget
Popular rank	#353	#34,626
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	23
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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