WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Simple Social Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for Simple Social Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Simple Social Widget about 3.
Simple Social Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 19, 2020 for Simple Social Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Simple Social Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Simple Social Widget.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Simple Social Widget
Popular rank	#353	#19,210
Active installs	100K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	56
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.5.24
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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