WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Smart Recent Post

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Smart Recent Post.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Smart Recent Post about 2.
Smart Recent Post is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Nov 5, 2019 for Smart Recent Post.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Smart Recent Post.
Smart Recent Post has been around longer: since 2012, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Smart Recent Post
Popular rank	#353	#21,560
Active installs	100K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	37
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.2.30
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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