WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Tag Cloud per Category

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 40+ for Tag Cloud per Category.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Tag Cloud per Category about 1.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 8, 2017 for Tag Cloud per Category.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Tag Cloud per Category.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Tag Cloud per Category.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Tag Cloud per Category
Popular rank	#353	#22,250
Active installs	100K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	29
Rating	4.8(215)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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