WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Super RSS Reader

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 9K+ for Super RSS Reader.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Super RSS Reader about 107.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.6 from 67 reviews.
Super RSS Reader was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Super RSS Reader.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Super RSS Reader has been around longer: since 2009, 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	Super RSS Reader
Popular rank	#353	#2,187
Active installs	100K+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	7.6K
Rating	4.8(215)	4.6(67)
Support threads resolved	100%	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.83
Last release	1 month ago	20 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.3

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