WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Social Icons Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Social Icons Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Social Icons Widget about 6.
Social Icons Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 26, 2011 for Social Icons Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.2.1 for Social Icons Widget.
Social Icons 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	Social Icons Widget
Popular rank	#353	#16,354
Active installs	100K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	113
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.2.1
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	15 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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