WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Simple Author Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Simple Author Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Simple Author Widget about 1.
Simple Author Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 21, 2015 for Simple Author Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Simple Author Widget.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Simple Author Widget
Popular rank	#353	#36,396
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	24
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.3.34
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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