WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs User Role Widget Areas

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for User Role Widget Areas.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 594 times, User Role Widget Areas about 2.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 215 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Oct 24, 2015 for User Role Widget Areas.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.3.34 for User Role Widget Areas.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2014, against 2015 for User Role Widget Areas.

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

Metric	Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails	User Role Widget Areas
Popular rank	#353	#28,134
Active installs	100K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.7K	41
Rating	4.8(215)	3.7(3)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.3.34
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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