WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Thumbnail Manager

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 200+ for Thumbnail Manager.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Thumbnail Manager about 26.
Thumbnail Manager is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 215 reviews.
Thumbnail Manager was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Oct 10, 2026 for Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2025 for Thumbnail Manager.

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	Thumbnail Manager
Popular rank	#353	#12,324
Active installs	100K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	672
Rating	4.8(215)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.54
Last release	1 month ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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