WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Search by Google

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Search by Google.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Search by Google about 4.
Both are rated 4.8 out of 5.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 5, 2020 for Search by Google.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Search by Google.
Search by Google has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Search by Google
Popular rank	#353	#14,200
Active installs	100K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	83
Rating	4.8(215)	4.8(9)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.5.24
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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