WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Sidebar Widget Blocks

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Sidebar Widget Blocks.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Sidebar Widget Blocks about 2.
Sidebar Widget Blocks has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 24, 2019 for Sidebar Widget Blocks.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Sidebar Widget Blocks.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Sidebar Widget Blocks.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Sidebar Widget Blocks
Popular rank	#353	#20,899
Active installs	100K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	48
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6.0

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