WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Sticky Posts Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Sticky Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Sticky Posts Widget about 3.
Sticky Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 18, 2015 for Sticky Posts Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for Sticky Posts Widget.
Sticky Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2011, 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	Sticky Posts Widget
Popular rank	#353	#24,314
Active installs	100K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	60
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.3.34
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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