WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Side Content

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Side Content.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Side Content about 1.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 2.0 from 1 review.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 25, 2015 for Side Content.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.0 for Side Content.
Side Content has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Side Content
Popular rank	#353	#46,802
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	33
Rating	4.8(215)	2.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.1.0
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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