WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Super Recent Posts Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for Super Recent Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Super Recent Posts Widget about 5.
Super Recent Posts Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 21, 2020 for Super Recent Posts Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.3.27 for Super Recent Posts Widget.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Super Recent Posts Widget
Popular rank	#353	#21,180
Active installs	100K+	50+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	114
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.3.27
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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