WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Subscribe Google Groups

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Subscribe Google Groups.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Subscribe Google Groups about 3.
Subscribe Google Groups 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 Jul 28, 2020 for Subscribe Google Groups.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Subscribe Google Groups.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Subscribe Google Groups.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Subscribe Google Groups
Popular rank	#353	#24,258
Active installs	100K+	30+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	63
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.6.0

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