WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Taxonomy List Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 1K+ for Taxonomy List Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Taxonomy List Widget about 13.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.3 from 12 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jan 19, 2026 for Taxonomy List Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Taxonomy List Widget.
Taxonomy List Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Taxonomy List Widget
Popular rank	#353	#5,211
Active installs	100K+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	273
Rating	4.8(215)	4.3(12)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.41
Last release	1 month ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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