WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 800+ for SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget about 9.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.1 from 9 reviews.
SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget was updated more recently: Oct 12, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	SiteNarrator Text-to-Speech Widget
Popular rank	#353	#7,584
Active installs	100K+	800+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	274
Rating	4.8(215)	4.1(9)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.55
Last release	1 month ago	29 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.2.4

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