WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs StackOverflow Answers Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for StackOverflow Answers Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, StackOverflow Answers Widget about 1.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 1.0 from 1 review.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Apr 8, 2014 for StackOverflow Answers Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for StackOverflow Answers Widget.
StackOverflow Answers Widget has been around longer: since 2011, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	StackOverflow Answers Widget
Popular rank	#353	#48,128
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	23
Rating	4.8(215)	1.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.7.41
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	12 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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