WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Top Authors

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 100+ for Top Authors.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, Top Authors about 4.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 4.7 from 6 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Jun 10, 2015 for Top Authors.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Top Authors.
Top Authors 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	Top Authors
Popular rank	#353	#15,785
Active installs	100K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	66
Rating	4.8(215)	4.7(6)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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