WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Tag Posts Widget

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Tag Posts Widget.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Tag Posts Widget about 5.
Tag Posts Widget has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jul 2, 2010 for Tag Posts Widget.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Tag Posts Widget.
Tag Posts Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Tag Posts Widget
Popular rank	#353	#29,380
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	102
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	29 days ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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