WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Single Post Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Single Post Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Single Post Widget about 2.
Single Post Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 2, 2013 for Single Post Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Single Post Widget.
Single Post Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Single Post Widget
Popular rank	#353	#11,923
Active installs	100K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	52
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	29 days ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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