WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs SidePost

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for SidePost.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, SidePost about 1.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jun 16, 2016 for SidePost.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.5.33 for SidePost.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for SidePost.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	SidePost
Popular rank	#353	#40,884
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	20
Rating	4.8(215)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.5.33
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	29 days ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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