WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Simple Link List Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 2K+ for Simple Link List Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Simple Link List Widget about 12.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.6 from 9 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 9, 2018 for Simple Link List Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Simple Link List Widget.
Simple Link List Widget has been around longer: since 2011, 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	Simple Link List Widget
Popular rank	#353	#4,986
Active installs	100K+	2K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	254
Rating	4.8(215)	4.6(9)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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