WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Smart Post Lists Light

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Smart Post Lists Light.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Smart Post Lists Light about 4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.8 from 4 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Mar 29, 2022 for Smart Post Lists Light.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.9.20 for Smart Post Lists Light.
Smart Post Lists Light has been around longer: since 2012, 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	Smart Post Lists Light
Popular rank	#353	#11,651
Active installs	100K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	66
Rating	4.8(215)	3.8(4)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.9.20
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.01
Last release	1 month ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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