WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs StagTools

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for StagTools.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, StagTools about 12.
StagTools is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 4, 2023 for StagTools.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for StagTools.
StagTools has been around longer: since 2013, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	StagTools
Popular rank	#353	#5,967
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	226
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(5)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.03
Last release	1 month ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.3

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