WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Spectacu.la Page Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 60+ for Spectacu.la Page Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Spectacu.la Page Widget about 3.
Spectacu.la Page Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jun 21, 2010 for Spectacu.la Page Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Spectacu.la Page Widget.
Spectacu.la Page Widget has been around longer: since 2009, 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	Spectacu.la Page Widget
Popular rank	#353	#19,052
Active installs	100K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	49
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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