WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Rest API Widgets

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Rest API Widgets.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Rest API Widgets about 1.
Rest API Widgets has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against May 3, 2016 for Rest API Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Rest API Widgets.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Rest API Widgets.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Rest API Widgets
Popular rank	#353	#47,948
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	26
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.3.34
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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