WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Sidebar Login

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 9K+ for Sidebar Login.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Sidebar Login about 87.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.5 from 78 reviews.
Sidebar Login was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Sidebar Login has been around longer: since 2008, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Sidebar Login
Popular rank	#353	#2,204
Active installs	100K+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	4.7K
Rating	4.8(215)	4.5(78)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.82
Last release	1 month ago	28 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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