WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Stack Posts Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Stack Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Stack Posts Widget about 1.
Stack Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 1, 2013 for Stack Posts Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.6.1 for Stack Posts Widget.
Stack Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Stack Posts Widget
Popular rank	#353	–
Active installs	100K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	14
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.6.1
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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