WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails vs Virtual Sidebar

At a glance

Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Virtual Sidebar.
On a typical day, Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is downloaded about 623 times, Virtual Sidebar about 1.
Virtual Sidebar has no reviews yet.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails was updated more recently: Oct 10, 2026, against Dec 20, 2012 for Virtual Sidebar.
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.5.2 for Virtual Sidebar.
Virtual Sidebar 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	Virtual Sidebar
Popular rank	#353	#43,656
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	18.1K	27
Rating	4.8(215)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×1.50	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	14 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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