WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Tag Cloud Canvas

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Tag Cloud Canvas.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Tag Cloud Canvas about 2.
Tag Cloud Canvas is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Apr 23, 2012 for Tag Cloud Canvas.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.3.2 for Tag Cloud Canvas.
Tag Cloud Canvas has been around longer: since 2012, 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	Tag Cloud Canvas
Popular rank	#353	#16,001
Active installs	100K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	39
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(4)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.3.2
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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