WordPress plugin comparison
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Spots
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
by Kybernetik Services
100K+ installs4.8
Spots
by interconnectit
700+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 700+ for Spots.
- On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Spots about 6.
- Spots is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 10 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Sep 29, 2022 for Spots.
- Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.0.18 for Spots.
- Spots has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Line by line
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails | Spots |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #353 | #7,753 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 18.7K | 115 |
| Rating | 4.8(215) | 5.0(10) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.0.18 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.50 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 4 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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