WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Swifty Image Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 900+ for Swifty Image Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Swifty Image Widget about 7.
Swifty Image Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Aug 9, 2023 for Swifty Image Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Swifty Image Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for Swifty Image Widget.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Swifty Image Widget
Popular rank	#353	#7,121
Active installs	100K+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	173
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(12)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.3.14
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.04
Last release	1 month ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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