WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Social Icons

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Social Icons.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Social Icons about 32.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.5 from 15 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Feb 8, 2021 for Social Icons.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Social Icons.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Social Icons.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Social Icons
Popular rank	#353	#2,081
Active installs	100K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	658
Rating	4.8(215)	4.5(15)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.6.23
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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